February, 2007 - Lake of the Ozarks Business Journal

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A MONTHLY NEWS MAGAZINE FOR THE LAKE OF THE OZARKS
NEWS IN BRIEF
These stories and more inside this issue:
Dock owners expected to
do the right thing
Personal property taxes are owed on docks,
says Camden County Assessor. Page 4.
Marina dealers promote the
Lake lifestyle at shows
It takes lots planning and cash, but regional
boat shows give dealers the opportunity to
sell their boats and the Lake. Page 56.
To Iraq and Back
Monica Vincent gives us
an in-depth look at the
experiences of two area
journalists who headed
to Iraq— one as a
reporter, the other as a
soldier. Their stories
begin on page 2.
Blunt asks for 2.9 Million
additional for tourism
Lt. Gov. Kinder visits the Lake to hold press
conference on the increase. Page 16.
April ballot choices
Running down the candidates. Page 10.
Technology
Cool toys and gizmos for all. Page 30.
Golf— Problem Shots
Can’t get a shot? Here’s some tips. Page 34.
Glimpses of the Lake’s Past
Dwight Weaver’s photo feature. Page 21.
Lake Stories - Mike Gillespie
The Lake area’s little surprises. Page 14.
VOL. 3 - ISSUE 2
FEBRUARY, 2007
Lake residents fight quarry operations
By Michael Gillespie
[Author’s Note: The opinions
expressed in this article are those
of various property owners who
claim damages and other issues
directly resulting from the operation of Camden County Stone
quarry. The validity of their
statements is subject to interpretation. Time restraints did not
allow for an adequate response
from the quarry’s operator, Gary
Dittmer. However, at Mr.
Dittmer’s request, this writer will
visit the quarry and report his
findings in next month’s
Business Journal.]
It’s spreading like a malignant cancer. Such is the description given by one disgruntled
property owner in the Sunrise
Beach and Hurricane Deck
area. Camden County Stone,
located along Highway 5 at
Eddie Road, otherwise known
as Lake Road 5-45, has drawn
the ire of local property owners
who want the business shut
down.
At first glace, the situation
would seem no different than
any other expansive growth — a
development comes in and the
established neighbors are upset
by the changes to their area. But
having a quarry begin operations next door is not the same
as the opening of a retail development. The quarry’s neighbors
claim ongoing and costly damage from the operation of the
business.
Take the experience of Tyran
Sumy, principal of a St. Joseph,
Missouri, high school. On July
27, 2006, she was leaving a subdivision on the lake and driving
up the hill to Eddie Road. She
found her way blocked by a
bulldozer and two quarry workers. The men told her that some
blasting was about to occur. “I
just stayed there in my car,” she
said. “I’m figuring it will be a little blast; if it were dangerous
they would have told me to get
back.”
But the blast was more than
expected. As soon as it went off
the two men ran for cover under
their dozer. According to Sumy:
“I tried to back my car up as far
as I could and some of the rock
hit my vehicle, which caused a
big indentation in the hood,
while I’m sitting in it. If it had
come through my windshield or
the sunroof, I probably wouldn’t
be here.
“It did approximate $6,000 in
damage. I went to them, I told
them I wasn’t going to turn it in
to my insurance, that they were
going to pay for it. Of course,
they were more than happy to
oblige me because I think they
were negligent in what they
were doing. The guy that was
doing the blasting was actually
out of a different company. I
spoke to the manager — one of
the assistants of the quarry
A view of the quarry
photo by Josh Miget
there. I asked the man, ‘If you
thought this was dangerous,
why didn’t you tell me to go
back down?’ He didn’t think it
was going to blast that big himself.”
And then there are the
Landons, who live directly
across Highway 5 from the
quarry. Jeri Landon recalls when
the quarry began operations:
Bittersweet Place
in
the
“When they started doing the
dynamiting, our ceiling fans
would swing back and forth. It
was like having an earthquake.”
The exterior of their stone
fireplace eventually crumbled
from the routine shaking. “We
had to rebuild that. They [the
quarry operators] came over
and looked at it and they
continued on page 19
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February, 2007
To Iraq and back
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1st Lt. Mike Roberts briefs members of his command in preparation for an I.E.D. disposal mission. The map behind Roberts was
intentionally obscurred due to its sensitive content (secret).
Lake of the Ozarks Business Journal
Two journalists share their experiences
from their time inside Iraq
by Monica Vincent
Mike
Roberts,
Chief
Meteorologist for KRCG Channel
13 in Jefferson City, and Charlie
Thomas, Morning News Anchor
for KDRO AM in Sedalia have a
few things in common. They
worked together in the late 90's
at KRCG and again at Benne
Media when Charlie made the
move from master control and
the voice of KRCG, to programming and production at KLOZ
radio. They also both just
returned from Iraq.
Roberts left home with his
National Guard unit and the
110th Engineer Battalion for a 15 Mike Roberts, KRCG Chief
Charlie Thomas, KDRO Morning
month tour of duty, while Meteorologist
News Anchorman
Thomas was sent there on special assignment by Benne Media in charge of 25 to 30 soldiers at for traffic. Most of the time, we
in December to imbed with the any given time. My son had kind would visually see the I.E.D.s or
troops and exchange messages of taken over the man of the things that could potentially be
house role while I was gone and bombs. Then we could get close
of support.
Mike Roberts has been we had to rattle the cage a couple inside armored vehicles. One
involved with the National of times there too. But I'm a fast had a hydraulic arm that could
Guard for 5-1/2 years, joining learner — I'll catch up with the reach out and touch things. You
two weeks prior to September new rules pretty quick,” he get real good at your area,
because you look at the same
11th. He said, “I felt it was my laughs.
Roberts left for duty with his things and can see the subtle difduty. I wanted to, and was physically and mentally able. Then unit on August 5th, 2005 and ferences every day. We had an
after 9/11, it all became pretty returned on November 10, 2006. E.O.D., explosive ordinance disreal all of a sudden. It was no He traveled with four companies posal, team with us. They are
longer one weekend a month, of about 120 soldiers each — specifically trained in all types of
two weeks a year. I figured it was three from Missouri and one explosives. We are qualified to
a matter of time before we were from North Dakota. “We spent handle demolitions and C-4
one week in Kansas City, two explosives, and things ourselves,
called up to war.”
Did it change your view of the months in Fort Riley for general but someone higher up detercommitment you had made? training, then three weeks in Fort mined we needed two teams. We
“Absolutely not”, he responds. “I Irwin, California at the National determined if it was a bomb, and
had no reservations. It was part Training Center. That's where we the other guys would usually
take a block of C-4 and
of the deal.” And his
blow it in place.”
family's reaction? “They
“We lost two great guys to I.E.D’s.… they
“I was a platoon leader
always knew it was a
were both married with nine children over two types of groups
possibility, but fear of
between them. I'm proud to have known — convoy activity which
the unknown is the
consists of transportaand served with them.”
worst thing — where
tion, moving people and
you're going, what
— 1ST LT. MIKE ROBERTS stuff across the country,
you're doing. As a
and the other job was
deploying soldier I had
certain preconceived notions, had our simulated war training platoon leader for I.E.D.
but at home they don't know — very little sleep, little planning Hummers (improvised explosive
time and multiple problem sce- device).”
what's going on.”
Did your groups suffer any
Roberts was able to maintain narios. After that we flew into
his position at KRCG along with Kuwait for a week of weapons losses? “My group thankfully had
his radio and internet work while inspection and then went north. no losses or casualties, but from
away. “The hard part was being We were stationed 100 miles the previous group I had before
away from my wife and my three south of Baghdad in Tallil, then being moved, we lost two great
kids. They were from 9 to 15 moved 20 miles closer to Scania, guys to I.E.D’s. One was from
years old when I left, and when I then moved to Baghdad Lebanon — Sgt. Larry Parrish,
came back my fifteen year old International Airport as well as and Specialist John Wood from
daughter was now a seventeen Balad (Anaconda) which is north Kansas. They were both in the
same vehicle — Parrish was the
year old. The age appropriate of Baghdad.”
What were the responsibilities commander and Wood was the
rules have definitely changed.
Even though communication of your unit? “Our unit was the driver. These were great guys
had been good, the transition 110th Engineer Battalion — basi- who could do anything and had
wasn't as easy as I thought it cally about 500 combat engi- the respect of their peers and the
would be. My wife and I both neers which includes any num- leadership. It was an obvious loss
thought each other was bossy. ber of things, but our primary to the unit, and moreso to their
She was in charge of the house- mission was to find roadside families. They were both married
continues on page 18
hold while I was gone, and I was bombs and keep the roads clear
February, 2007
Page 3
In the aftermath— ice storm repairs progressing
Evaluate insurance coverage, agents warn
by Norm Anderson
Although there are still a few
trouble spots reported around the
lake area, most believe that the
clean-up after December’s snow
storm is going well.
“Nearly all the commercial
docks that collapsed have had the
damaged parts removed and
repairs are underway,” said Bruce
Thompson, vice president of
Horseshoe Bend Dock Service. “In
addition, there doesn’t seem to be
any severe environmental damage to the lake. We worked at several different sites, either dismantling docks or retrieving boats
from the bottom, and saw only a
very minor sheen on the water’s
surface. Based on what we saw
and what we heard after talking to
other dock companies, it doesn’t
look like there were any major
problems with huge amounts of
gas coming out of sunken boats.”
Kerry Cordray, public information coordinator for the
Department of Natural Resources
(DNR), confirmed Thompson’s
statement.
“One small fuel leak was
reported almost immediately
after the December 1 storm, but it
was successfully contained and
cleaned up by the individual,” he
said, adding that initial counts
showed close to two dozen boats
had sunk to the bottom of the lake
– all at marinas. “We don’t have an
exact count because by the time
we started developing a date base
with the water patrol and the EPA,
many had already been recovered. However, as of January 12,
there were only nine or 10 boats
that remain on the bottom. The
EPA recently sent letters to the
owners informing them that it
was their responsibility to recover
them and asking them to respond
with plans on when and how they
planned to do that.”
Cordray said while his department is not aware of boats down
at individually owned docks, he
would like to be contacted if readers know of any.
“They can call our Spill Line,
which is staffed 24-7, at 573-6342436 or they can call the department during normal business
hours on our toll-free number,
800-361-4827, and request the
Environmental
Emergency
Response Team.
He said the DNR is not keeping
track of downed docks, only
sunken boats.
Thompson said while repairs
have started on most docks, he
knows about a few instances
where individual homeowners
are still waiting to settle with
insurance companies or haven’t
been able to get to the lake to
check on damage.
“People who don’t regularly
come down and who don’t have
neighbors to check on their docks
may have some issues that they
don’t even know about yet. I’m
sure as the season progresses,
more repair work will be coming
in,” he said.
Roger Leas, one of the owners
of D&B Docks in Climax Springs,
agreed.
“We got about six or seven
orders after the storm, which is a
lot for this time of year, but I know
a lot more will be coming in once
people start coming down. We’re
keeping busy,” he said, adding
that new customers may have a
six month wait to get docks delivered.
Many of the boat repair companies contacted said they too
homeowners should check their
individual policies to see what is
covered, what is not, and what
special riders are required to be
covered in case the area is hit
again by heavy snow and ice.
“Everyone should be taking
advantage of this, whether they
received damage or not, learning
from it and taking steps to make
sure they have adequate coverage
to protect them in the future,” he
said.
Boat lift companies reported a
few new jobs due to the storm,
but most said it was business as
usual.
“Honestly, we haven’t heard a
lot of reports about lifts getting
damaged,” said Steve Robinson,
one of the owners of Econo Life
Boat Hoist. “But then, lifts were
made to go up and down! We have
had about a half dozen lifts that
have been torn off docks, but I
believe that happened when the
ice started sliding and docks started tilting. Other than that, we’re
not terribly backed up, so when
people are ready to buy new lifts,
we’ll be able to serve them.”
had a lot of work scheduled, but
felt confident that boaters would
be able to get back out on the
water this season without too
much of a delay.
“Of course, not all the work has
come in yet because people are
still waiting on checks from their
insurance companies, but, while
we expect to be busy, we also
expect to be able to keep up with
it,” said George Thompson, at
Larry’s Professional Marine, a
fiberglass repair shop.
Ralph Franklin, the vice president of Farmer Foster Insurance
Agency, which represents several
different companies, said while
he couldn’t make an across-theboard report on how many claims
had been turned in or paid, he
added, “I do know that all the carriers are working diligently with
the insured, based on their individual company contracts. Most
of our insured are very happy; a
few are not because there are different types and different levels of
coverage. However, the carriers
are working to serve everyone as
best they can, based on those different contracts.”
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February, 2007
Arrowhead Lodge- gone, but not forgotten
by Norm Anderson
Only the sign remains to mark
the spot formerly occupied by
Arrowhead Lodge, built in 1935
by Arthur J. Kelley Jr. of Kansas
City.
The last bit of the Lodge, a
favorite of both “run-of-the-mill”
tourists as well as a few celebrities, whose 8-by-10 glossies formerly graced the walls of the
tion,” he said. “A part of the roof
was caving in, some of the walls
had mold on them - it was just
too dog-gone old to fix up! In
addition, because it wasn’t on
the water and didn’t have dock
space, it couldn’t compete with
the beautiful new condos that
are available to rent now.”
Tezak said his goal is to redevelop the property, but doesn’t
Arrowhead Lodge was a favorite local spot for watching the annual St.
Patrick’s Day Parade, stepping inside afterwards for refreshments.
establishment, was demolished
last month.
The property, which consists
of approximately 13 acres with
approximately 750 feet of
Business 54 frontage, was purchased in April 2006 by Hawaii
investor Tom Tezak. Tezak, who
spent his childhood summers
vacationing at the Lake, said he
had originally considered keeping the resort intact.
“However, after having it
inspected, we determined it
would be impossible bring it up
to code and clean it up enough to
turn it into a first class opera-
have any definite plans yet.
“I had contemplated putting
in a strip mall but right now I’m
just waiting to see what kind of
interest there is in the property. I
may subdivide it and sell parcels
or I may sell all to one developer.
It just depends of the offers
made,” he said.
In the meantime, Tezak said
the sign will stay.
“There’s a lot of nostalgia
associated with the property. I
envision someone building an
‘Arrowhead Plaza’ and wanting
to keep that sign, so for now, I’m
going to leave it up,” Tezak said.
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When the Arrowhead Lodge
was originally constructed, it was
designed to serve as a private
residence. However, it soon
became the local hang-out and
in the early 1940s was remodeled
to be used as a lodge and resort.
A fire in 1950 destroyed much of
the building However, it was
soon after rebuilt.
Although resorts were quickly
springing up around the entire
Lake area, Arrowhead remained
one of the most popular respites
for those looking for a weekend
getaway. In the 1970s, the building again underwent a renovation and remodeling process
which added a kitchen, twostory lounge and meeting rooms
as well as a swim pool off on the
east end. While some of the interior was updated, the rustic
atmosphere was kept intact.
Over recent years, the establishment had changed hands
several times and in late 2005, its
doors were closed for good.
Almost immediately after
Tezak’s purchase was finalized,
an auction was held at the property. Soon after, Tezak said he
ordered demolition of all but a
portion of a 1970s addition to the
facility. He said he had originally
hoped to fix up, and then lease
the 3,000-square-foot addition
that had been left standing.
However, City Administrator
Charles Clark said soon after the
demolition was completed, the
city began receiving complaints
from residents unhappy with the
look of the building.
“It looked tacky,” Clark said.
“One end of the building was left
open and it just wasn’t cleaned
up the way it should have been.”
In the meantime, the
Department
of
Natural
Resources (DNR), who requires
notification before any demolition of commercial properties is
performed, discovered the contractor hired by Tezak had never
filed for such a permit and issued
a cease and desist order against
further demolition. DNR environment
specialist
Todd
Schneider said the property
should have been inspected for
the presence of asbestos prior to
pulling it down.
He said once the requirements were met, the DNR gave
the go-ahead to take down the
rest of the building. That work
began in December and was
wrapped up in January.
Dock owners expected to
do the right thing
by Norm Anderson
The Camden County assessor’s office recently sent letters to
approximately 1,500 property
owners informing them that they
must pay personal property tax
on their boat docks.
The letters were sent along
with the 2007 personal property
declaration forms.
“We have a lot of property
owners here at the Lake who live
out of town – in Illinois or Iowa,
for instance – where they have
no personal property tax, so they
aren’t familiar with the Missouri
law that allows us to collect it,”
explained Camden County
Assessor Eddie Whitworth. “If
you don’t know you owe it, you
certainly aren’t going to pay it!”
He said many others may be
unaware that boat docks are
considered personal property in
Missouri and must be declared.
“Since docks are included in
the sale of many properties, people probably assume that the
dock is included in the real estate
assessment, but that’s not the
case,” Whitworth added. “We just
decided that we’d send out this
informational letter to let people
know the law. We don’t think
people are purposely avoiding
paying the tax – we just think
they don’t know they’re supposed to be paying it.”
According to Missouri State
Statute,
Chapter
137.090:
“Tangible personal property to
be assessed in owner’s residence
– exceptions – All tangible personal property of whatever
nature and character situate in a
county other than the one in
which the owner resides shall be
assessed in the county where the
owner resides; except that
houseboats, cabin cruisers, floating boat docks … shall be
assessed in the county where
they are located.”
Whitworth said the letters
were sent to select property owners after cross referencing aerial
photographs of the county with
real estate descriptions and personal property declarations.
“We got together with some of
the cities and Ameren and
shared the cost of the photography. That way it didn’t cost anyone too much money,” he said,
adding that the entire Lake area
was photographed in 1999 and
“spot photography” was done in
select areas in 2003.
“I’m sure we didn’t get every
one – we have 60,000 parcels in
Camden County and three
employees in the assessor’s office
to work on this. However, we’re
hoping that we reached enough
people to get this moving in the
right direction.”
Whitworth said docks, like all
other personal property, are
assessed on their value, which is
originally established by several
criteria such as the age, the size
and number of wells, the material used in construction and
whether or not it is covered.
“Then, if you have a dock that
is valued at $30,000, the assessed
value would be one-third or, in
this case, $10,000 and that’s the
amount you would be taxed on.
The rate of taxation – the tax levy
– is different for every school district,” he said.
“In addition, this year, we also
want to know if people have sustained damage due to the snow
and ice storm. There are lots of
lines and open spaces on the
form for people to write out
exactly what happened to their
docks – if the roof caved in, for
instance, and what will have to
be done to fix it. In those cases,
we will try to make some adjustments,” he said.
Whitworth said approximately 80 percent of the monies collected through personal property tax goes to the school districts.
The rest is divided up between
fire and ambulance districts, the
library district, the blind pension
fund, the senior citizen fund,
sheltered workshop and the
county’s road and bridge and
general revenues.
He said he expects to collect
between $8 million and $9 million this year through personal
property tax revenues.
He also said it is the property
owner’s responsibility to make
sure the tax is actually going to
the right school district. In the
past, the personal property tax
revenue collected from some
residents of Horseshoe Bend,
which is in the School of the
Osage School District, was inadvertently directed to the
Camdenton R-III School District
coffers.
“Because of the lines drawn,
in some areas it’s hard to determine exactly where the property
is located. Camden County
includes several different school
districts, so we leave it up to the
February, 2007
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February, 2007
“Wood’n Ya Wanit” worthy of its name
Story, photos by Mike Bissell
It’s hard to imagine a more
descriptive name for a business
than what Wood’n Ya Wanit
bears. The “wood” part is fairly
obvious; a good percentage of
their crafts are of a wooden origin. And, if you take the time to
browse through either of their
stores, chances are very good
that you’ll find something you’ll
want.
Harry and Amanda Litsey
purchased an existing business
at Tan-Tar-a sixteen years ago,
changed the name to Wood’n Ya
Wanit and expanded. Their
Highway 54 location opened five
years later. The decision to open
the stores was one of those,
“don’t look back” situations that
has worked out very well.
“I grew up in Cape Girardeau
and Harry is from Evansville,
Indiana,”
Amanda
Litsey
explained. “We met here. I have a
degree in recreation and Harry
came here after leaving the
Army. We were both working at
Tan-Tar-a,” Amanda continued.
“I worked in the recreation
department and Harry worked at
the bell stand. We were making
some of the items for the previous owner of the store, and one
Monday morning she, (the previ-
ous owner) told Harry that she
was ready to sell and would we
be interested in buying. So we
just decided to take a chance as
Harry was ready for something
other than the bell stand. So he
took over the Tan-Tar-a shop on
his own for about five years while
I continued with the recreation
department. When we opened
this shop, (the Highway 54 store)
I left Tan-Tar-a and now we each
run one of the shops.”
If you visit either one of the
stores, be sure to give yourself
time for more than just a quick
walk-through. The variety and
cleverness of design require
more than a cursory examination.
“We do specialize in wood,”
Amanda said, “although about
five years ago, we did start
adding glass, metal and clay
items. We are primarily
American made, although we do
have about eleven items from
seven other countries. We prefer
individual artists as opposed to
manufactured and we’re always
interested in quality. The
Highway 54 store also carries a
lot more art and larger pieces in
all the mediums and has a lot
more condominium and second
home shoppers. The Tan-Tar-a
shop gets more souvenir shoppers or people staying there for
conventions who want some-
musical instruments. There’s art
made to look like maple, willow
and pine which are designed and
created by Andy Brinkley of
North Carolina. The wine bar
thing to take home for their
spouse or children.”
The individual pieces literally
come from all over. “There’s over
150 artists we work with and buy
from,” Harry Litsey said.
“Included in that total are quite a
few locals--some from the
immediate area and quite a few
from Missouri.”
“We have adult puzzles,”
Harry continued, “which are
made by an artisan from
Virginia. You can take them completely apart. Once you open
them up, the snake has a mouse
in it, the fish has a fish, the bear
has a big salmon. There’s many
and tables and pine stands are
from St. Louis.” “We also have
many children’s items as well,
including carousel horses, Harry
continued. “The smaller ones we
have are usually purchased for
grandchildren. The larger horses
are usually bought to use for decoration and are suitable for an
adult to ride. There are collectors
out there who want them for
their home and children. We also
have colored name trains for kids
and belly banks are popular. We’d
have more for children, but good
quality items are getting hard to
find that are still safe to have
different varieties, and all have
something hidden inside of
them. Another group is made in
Rockford, Illinois, which is ideal
for pillboxes or jewelry. There’s
cribbage boards and games.
There’s all types of glass from
Kentucky, including candle
holders, glass fish and glass
around children.”
“There’s many sports items as
well, including bird houses that
are licensed for 62 different colleges. They are suitable for outside, although most people
probably put them in their office
or their den. Some of the other
collegiate pieces are made of
marble, and there’s also
Christmas ornaments and business card holders with the logos
and school colors. There’s wine
racks from made of copper by
two guys in California and wooden flowers which are made in
Minnesota.”
We also have limited edition
prints and posters,” Amanda
added. “They’re primarily Native
American and Western themes
from Donald Vann, Paladine
Roye, Bill Jaxon and Gary Carter.
We also have many wood carvings.”
Finding the many different
pieces is one of the many fun
things associated with running
the businesses. “Since we took
over a pre-existing business,”
Amanda explained, “a lot of the
artists had already worked with
that shop. Some of those artists
will tell others about us. We also
go to a lot of markets, although
we only go to the ones where
there’s a hand-crafted division.
We also get a lot of requests for
custom pieces. We know our
artists well enough to know if
they could do something for a
specific request.”
The Tan-Tar-a Wood’n Ya
Wanit is open seven days a week,
while the Highway 54 store is
closed on Wednesdays. Shipping
is available for all items, including glass. They also sell wood and
wood tools to carvers.
The Litseys usually have a full
and a part time person working
for them, although right now
they only the full time person.
Or, as Amanda Litsey says, “We’re
basically just a Mom and Pop
shop.”
February, 2007
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February, 2007
April ballot choices
by Norm Anderson
While there seems to be no
shortage of candidates interested in running in the presidential
primaries, that isn’t the case for
Lake’s tri-county area races. In
fact, the 57,000 or so registered
voters won’t have many decisions to make in the upcoming
local general election because
the majority of the candidates on
the April 3 ballots are running
uncontested. In addition, in
some municipalities, elections
aren’t even going to be held.
“There just aren’t many people running for office this
spring,” said an employee in the
Camden County clerk’s office. “I
don’t think it’s a trend; that’s the
way it turned out this year. Next
year, we’ll probably have a whole
bunch running again!”
In Camdenton, Bill Overton
and Mike Wackerman are vying
for the mayor’s spot. Kerry
Shannon is stepping down after
serving in that position for 10
years. And while Rick Draemer
and incumbent Sandy Osborn
are in a race for Ward 3 alderman,
both Wards 1 and 2 are uncontested.
In Lake Ozark, current Ward 2
Alderman Johnnie Franzeskos,
whose position does not expire
until 2008, is challenging incumbent Paul Sale for mayor and
Gary Weber and Larry Senter are
running against each other for
the Ward 1 seat. But, Robert
Davis and William Bolin, who
running for alderman for Wards
2 and 3, respectively, have no
challengers. They would have
faced opposition. However,
according to Lake Ozark city officials, Ward 2 incumbent Keeth
Blankenship and Ward 3 incumbent Kerry Gray were removed
from the ballot after allegedly not
paying city taxes and utilities by
the close of filing.
In Laurie Ken Zgiet is challenging incumbent Rodney
Hayes for the Ward 1 alderman’s
seat but Ray Lovell is running
uncontested for re-election in
Ward 2. And in Osage Beach,
both incumbents in Wards 1 and
2 have no competition. In Ward
3, John Olivarri is challenging
incumbent Don Welch.
In the municipalities of Eldon,
Climax Springs, Linn Creek and
Sunrise Beach, all candidates
running are uncontested.
In Gravois Mills, two seats are
up for election but, according to
the Morgan County Clerk’s office,
only one candidate, incumbent
Glen Marshall, filed for re-election.
A spokesperson for the
Camden County Clerk’s office
reported that because the number of candidates equaled the
number of positions open in the
municipalities of Macks Creek
and Climax Springs, those towns
would not be holding elections.
“When that happens, you
don’t have to spend the money to
hold an election,” she said.
The Eldon School District has
the stiffest competition in the
area where five people threw
their hats in the ring for the two
open seats on the board. The
Camdenton R-3 District will see
three people vying for two seats,
however, the rest of the area’s
school districts have no challenges.
Filing for the offices opened
Dec. 12 and closed on Tuesday,
Jan. 16. Municipalities had until
the close of business on Tuesday,
Feb. 23 to turn in their candidate
lists.
In the November 2006 elections few Republican candidates
had Democratic challengers.
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President approves Blunt’s request for
federal disaster declaration
Jefferson City, MO— Gov.
Matt Blunt announced President
Bush granted his request for a
major disaster declaration following the deadly ice storms that
swept across the state in
December. In addition to helping share the cost of recovery, the
approval of Blunt's request
opens the door for new federal
resources for Missouri, such as
generators.
“I am pleased that President
Bush quickly approved my
request in order for federal assistance to immediately become
available to help communities
and local governments manage
the largest mass care national
disaster our state has experienced,” Blunt said.
After declaring a state of
emergency, Blunt sent 550
Missouri National Guard Troops
to the Springfield and St. Louis
areas. In addition, the governor
provided state resources to communities hit with the severe ice
storms including access to
dozens of large power generators
and Meals-Ready-to-Eat.
The disaster declaration
included Barry, Barton, Callaway,
Camden,
Christian,
Cole,
Crawford, Dade, Dallas, Dent,
Franklin, Gasconade, Greene,
Hickory,
Jasper,
Laclede,
Lawrence, Lincoln, Maries,
McDonald, Miller, Montgomery,
Newton, Osage, Phelps, Polk,
Pulaski, St. Charles, St. Clair, St.
Louis, Stone, Warren, Webster
and Wright Counties and the City
of St. Louis for debris removal
and emergency protective measures, including direct Federal
assistance, under the Public
Assistance program.
Blunt noted, “Emergency
workers have told me this is the
largest mass care national disaster Missouri has ever experienced. My primary concern is
the safety of Missourians.”
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt
Missouri utilities can do more against storms,
says Missouri Public Service Commission
by Marcus Kabel (AP)
Springfield,
MO—
Missouri's electric utilities
should be looking for new ways
to prevent outages such as the
widespread blackouts that continued after a January ice
storm, a state regulator said.
Robert Clayton, one of five
members of the Missouri
Public Service Commission,
which regulates investorowned utilities, said the frequency of outages after storms
means regulators and power
companies should look at such
options as burying more lines
and using stronger materials.
“We’ve been told we had the
storm of the century in 2004,
then there was one in 2005,
then there were three in 2006. If
weather
patterns
have
changed, and I don't know that
they have, then we have to
change the way we're thinking
about
utility
reliability,”
Clayton told The Associated
Press. “I think all utilities in the
state have room for improvement because it seems that the
storm patterns we are facing
are causing outages on a more
frequent basis.”
More than 108,000 homes
and businesses, mainly in
southwest Missouri, were without power long after the out-
age, the State Emergency
Management Office said.
The storms contributed to at
least 12 deaths in Missouri.
State officials said seven were
traffic related and five were
blamed on carbon monoxide
poisoning.
One storm left up to 2 inches
of ice on trees and power lines,
knocking out electricity to
more than 330,000 customers
from Joplin to St. Louis.
Clayton said improvements
could include burying more
power lines, more aggressive
tree trimming along lines or
building poles and lines with
new, stronger materials.
“All of that costs money, so it
would have to be fully evaluated and a cost-benefit analysis
completed,” Clayton said. The
Public Service Commission
should take a lead in that
analysis, possibly with help
from outside consultants, he
said.
Springfield's City Utilities,
said it expects plenty of public
discussion in the coming weeks
and months about power reliability. The utility is owned by
the city and therefore is not
regulated by the state.
Joplin-based Empire District
Electric Co., which is regulated,
declined to comment.
Springfield Utilities General
Manager John Twitty said customers will ultimately have to
decide how much they are willing to pay and how much they
want their trees cut back.
“People's attitudes about
tree trimming will change after
this event. People like their
trees, and heretofore they didn't like their trees trimmed,”
Twitty said.
Most new subdivisions in
Springfield have underground
utility lines, but the cost for
burying the old network would
be huge, Twitty said. The utility
estimated the cost at $1.5 billion in a study 15 years ago, and
the price has only gone up
since.
Twitty said the storm damage was unusual. Typically, past
ice and wind storms have
knocked out power for a couple
of days, but this time the area
had freezing rain over three
days and repairs took longer.
“We have very good reliability statistics. So the question is:
How much more do you want
to pay for?” Twitty said.
“There's going to be a large,
large increase in electric bills if
we were to decide that everything goes underground.”
February, 2007
Page 11
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February, 2007
Free business software for you
by Darrel Willman
Those of you struggling each
year to justify writing that check
upgrading Microsoft Word or
other business software titles to
the latest versions, stay tuned.
You may already be aware of
free, or “open source” software
alternatives to your favorite
business applications. Of
course sometimes there’s just
no helping it. If you’ve got custom written software or custom
modifications to popular titles
ingrained into your workflow,
there may be no alternative. For
the rest of us, let’s take a look at
some choices you could make.
Word Processors
Almost every terminal has
got to have one, in every office.
For years, the reigning champ
has been Microsoft Word. But
you may want to give AbiWord a
try. It’s available in Windows,
Macintosh and Linux flavors,
and features all of the tools
you’ve come to depend on. It’s
stable, and supported. And it
can save you a fortune in a large
office. www.abisource.com
OpenOffice is a suite of
applications made open source
by Sun Microsystems, creators
of the legendary graphics workstations (and Solaris operating
system). The OpenOffice software is very well developed and
supported, and runs without a
hitch on Windows PC’s. There
are also Linux/BSD, Solaris
(Sun OS) and Macintosh flavors
(some require extra software to
enable them to run). Unlike the
uni-tasking AbiWord mentioned previously, OpenOffice
has what you might expect, a
full office suite of applications— word processor, database, presentation, drawing,
spreadsheet and equations
modules. This is a wonderful
alternative to high-priced business applications that gains a
wider user base each year.
www.openoffice.org
Database
There are many, many more
than the two I’ve listed here—
chances are if you need them,
you know how to find them.
They’re developed for specific
configurations most of us won’t
be taking advantage of. For
everyone else—
OpenOffice has a integrated
database (www.openoffice.org)
Oracle, long known for their
prowess in developing software,
has made Oracle Database 10g
available for free download with
their Express Edition. This basic
easy-to-get-around database will
do most of what you need if you
are starting our or a student
looking for a free application for
use with college classes.
www.oracle.com
IBM’s DB2 Express C - You
may have heard about this one,
in response to Oracle and
Microsoft’s moves to make freely
distributable database apps,
IBM followed suit by releasing
DB2 “C” version Express, a hardware-limited offering, giving
great performance for those
looking for somewhat less than a
full version. It can be run on single
and
dual-processor
machines, or those with up to
two dual core chips— such as
Xeon or Opteron twin processor
servers— but not more, effectively limiting the userbase to
smaller applications. For most, it
should be more than enough,
and
it’s
free.
www306.ibm.com/software/data/db
2/express/download.html
Presentation
Take a moment and check out
our accompanying article on
online applications— there are
some good presentation applications there (like zoho.com).
Powerbullet.com offers a free
Flash-based presentation application that can export your creation as an HTML file with
embedded SWF (Flash) file, or a
Windows executable file (.exe).
Check out OpenOffice’s
“Impress”, www.openoffice.org,
it’s the built-in alternative to
Powerpoint— it’s well thought
out and easy to use.
Spreadsheet
For Excel alternatives, look
first to Sun’s OpenOffice
(www.openoffice.org), or online
applications like ajaxWrite’s
ajaxXLS, or Zoho Sheet
(www.zoho.com).
Top 10 Utilities
Here’s our top-ten list of great
free utility software.
1. Avast! Anti-Virus
(www.avast.com)
2. Ad-Aware Anti-Spyware
(www.lavasoftusa.com)
3. Firefox web browser
www.mozilla.com)
4. Thunderbird e-mail application
(www.mozilla.com)
5. Google’s Picasa photo handling
(picasa.google.com)
6. UnZip/UnRar: 7-Zip
(www.7-zip.org)
7. Easy Cleaner registry cleaner
(http://personal.inet.fi/business/toniarts/fil
es/EClea2_0.exe)
8. CC Cleaner, hard drive junk
remover (www.ccleaner.com)
9. Process Viewer - see which programs are running.
(www.sysinternals.com/Utilities/ProcessE
xplorer.html)
10. Desktop notes software, Sticky
Pad lets you put “sticky notes” all over
your desktop to remind you of whatever
it is you were trying not to forget.
(www.greeneclipsesoftware.com/stickypad.html)
Of course there are thousands
of other freeware and shareware
offerings also available on the
web, try Google.com and enter
“freeware” or “shareware” along
with your favorite; like games,
business programs, or whatever.
As detailed in another article
in this issue, there are also a new
wave of free eonline business
applications that are entirely
web-based, requiring nothing
more than a browser.
AbiWord is a free, full-featured word processor.
OpenOffice, an open source offering from Sun Microsystem’s StarOffice
suite, is amazingly full-featured and easy-to-use.
StickyPad is a fun way to keep track of the easily-forgotten tasks.
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continued from page 4
individual to check the tax breakdown on the form to make sure
their money is going to the right
school,” he said.
According to the County
Clerk’s office, the codes for the
school districts are; Camdenton
– R-3, Climax Springs R-4, Macks
Creek R-5, Richland – C-5,
Stoutland – R-2 and School of the
Osage – C-1.
Whitworth also said although
they are hopeful that the letters
will have the desired result,
should people decide not to
declare their docks, there isn’t an
easy way to make them.
“With cars, and now boats,
you have to pay your personal
property tax in order to get your
license,” he said. “However,
there’s no ‘hammer’ for docks.
Most people are already reporting their docks. We hope this letter will urge those who aren’t, to
simply do the right thing.”
February, 2007
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February, 2007
LAKE STORIES
With Michael Gillespie
The Lake Area’s little surprises
One of the fascinating things
about Lake of the Ozarks is that
no matter how long you’ve
been living here, or vacationing
here, there is always something
new, or old, to be discovered.
Two such sites are the topics of
this month’s Lake Stories.
LAKE NIANGUA
If you’ve never heard of Lake
Niangua, don’t feel bad. It’s
small, and somewhat off the
beaten path. The lake is formed
by an unusual structure called
Tunnel Dam.
Tunnel Dam is actually a
hydroelectric plant. It obstructs
the Niangua River about 10
miles south of Camdenton. The
Niangua there makes a sharp
horseshoe-shaped bend to the
west. The loop is over four
miles long, but the neck of the
loop is a narrow ridge only a
few hundred feet wide. The
dam, located across the river at
the upper end of the bend, creates 360-acre Lake Niangua.
The quiet lake, lined with
wooded hillsides and sprinkled
with a few homes and docks, is
reminiscent of Lake of the
Ozarks in earlier days.
The site was chosen for a
dam because in 1909 engineers
discovered a 500-foot long cave
that extended through the
ridge separating the upper and
lower bends of the river.
Around 1911 this tunnel-like
cave was modified and
enlarged so that more water
from the Niangua would flow
through it. Hydroelectric engineers built a small powerhouse
and dam at the upper end and
utilized the tunnel as a tailrace
for outflow from the turbines.
The present powerhouse
and dam arrangement dates to
1929-1930 (making it older
than Bagnell Dam), and is
somewhat different than the
original design. The powerhouse is now located at the
lower end of the big bend, and
takes advantage of the 43-foot
drop, or head, as the water
surges down the tunnel and
into its two turbines. The natural tunnel was abandoned as a
tailrace when it was discovered
that intersecting passages carried off some of the outflow.
The falling water now shoots
through a man-made cavern.
Tunnel Dam is not a towering structure. It is part earthwork and part concrete spillway, with no flood gates. The
overlook on the narrow ridge
that divides the upper and
lower river bend is quite
impressive. To get there, to
south on K road off Highway
54. After about 7 miles, look for
Tunnel Dam Road and keep
bearing right.
Tunnel Dam is owned by
Show-Me Power. Its original
1930s equipment provides 3
megawatts of electricity for
area residents.
PORTER MILL SPRING
Porter Mill Spring was
known as a mini-vacation spot
long before the lake came in.
The spring water gushed out of
the base of a bluff on the north
side of the Osage River at
today’s mile marker 38.2 — the
mouth of, you guessed it,
Porter Mill Cove. During the
nineteenth century a Mr.
Porter, whose contribution to
history did not merit the inclusion of his first name, operated
a grist mill near where the
Osage makes an impressive
half-circle bend. Specifically,
he built his mill alongside the
branch that flowed from the
spring. The running water
turned a waterwheel, which in
turn powered the grindstones.
It was a cheap, never ending
source of power.
Farm families waited at the
mill for days, sometimes, to
have their wheat and corn
ground into flour and meal.
During their stay they would
camp around the spring and
fish in the nearby Osage River.
The spring water was always 52
degrees — a kind of natural
refrigerator that did not go
unnoticed by those hearty folk.
The women would place buckets and jars of butter, eggs, and
milk in the spring water to keep
the dairy items cool.
After the lake filled the valley
in 1931, the site of the spring
was covered by some seventy
feet of water. But the spring
continued to flow into the lake
from underneath, and all that
nutrient rich water attracted
the fish. That, in turn, brought
in the fishermen. According to
one account, there were times
when as many as 100 fishing
boats formed a circle over the
spring. And this did not go
unnoticed by hearty twentieth
century pioneers who bought
up the shoreline along Porter
Mill Cove and built fishing cabins and other amenities for
themselves and for the tourist
crowd. One enterprising resort
owner built a heated fishing
dock directly over the spring.
The exact location of the
spring is a not-too-well guarded secret. Just ask any dedicated fishermen. The old primitive
vacation camps that once lined
the cove are long gone, but
there’s still a dock over the
spring, and it’s still being used.
Apparently the fishing at Mr.
Porter’s grist mill is a good as
ever.
Historian and tour guide Michael Gillespie is the author of “Wild River, Wooden
Boats” and “Come Hell or High Water: A Lively History of Steamboating”. He has
also penned dozens of magazine and newspaper articles. Both of his books are
available online at Amazon.com
and Barnes and Noble.com.
February, 2007
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February, 2007
Blunt recommends increase of $2.9 Million for tourism
Lt. Governor Peter Kinder visits Osage Beach for announcement
by Darrel Willman
Missouri Lt. Governor Peter
Kinder, on behalf of Governor
Matt Blunt, announced January
18 at the Quail’s Nest Resort in
OSage
Beach,
that
the
Governor will recommend fully
funding the tourism budget for
2008. Governor Blunt recommends an increase of nearly
$2.9 million dollars in his fiscal
year 2008 budget for The
Missouri Division of Tourism.
The additional funds are available through the Division of
Tourism
Supplemental
Revenue Fund (TSRF). Along
with Lt. Gov. Kinder, Blaine
Luetkemeyer and Jim Divincen
from the Divison of Tourism
were on hand to detail the division’s marketing plans. Mayor
of Osage Beach Penny Lyons
and Senator Chuck Purgason
were also among those in
attendance.
In a previous statement,
Governor Matt Blunt said,
“Missouri tourism has been a
major element in the success of
our state’s return to economic
growth in the past 2 years, I am
pleased that we are once again
able to provide the Missouri
Division of Tourism with additional funds to assist in marketing Missouri as a world-class
vacation destination. I also
Lt. Governor Peter Kinder
appreciate
Lt.
Governor
Kinder’s leadership on this
issue. He understands, as I do
that tourism is an important
part of our diverse economy.
We need to continue investing
in our tourism sector to create
jobs and economic growth for
Missouri.”
At the news conference, Lt.
Gov. Kinder said, “Missouri’s
economy is healthy and robust
and we are finally enjoying
many consecutive months of
stable and strong economic
growth and job creation. This
steady growth is the result of
the philosophy that supports
Missouri’s businesses large and
small and allows them to grow
and thrive and create jobs.
Providing the Division of
Tourism with nearly 2.9 million
dollars in increased funding is
due in large part to the hard
work and efforts of the thousands of fellow Missourians
who comprise Missouri’s
tourism industry. The increase
in the division for tourism's
supplemental revenue fund
(TSRF) will allow them to
expand their marketing efforts
and to offer increased matching funds to local tourism
organizations.”
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Missouri Division of Tourism
Director Blaine Luetkemeyer
said “Gov. Blunt recognizes the
importance of the tourism
industry to the economy of the
state, as well as the importance
of funding the Division of
Tourism.”
Vice
Chairman,
Jim
Divincen said, “The University
of Missouri did a study that
said for every dollar that’s
invested in tourism $2.80 is
returned to the state in terms of
state sales tax in the general
revenue fund. So bringing
additional visitors to the state
will continue to help the state’s
revenue grow. We would like to
very much express our appreciation to the Governor and
Lieutenant Governor for realizing how big a 13 billion dollar
industry is, not only in the
state, but as you all know it’s
incredibly important to all of
our businesses here [at the
Lake].”
The Division of Tourism
Supplemental Revenue Fund
(TSRF) works by identifying
sales tax revenue generated by
businesses that serve travelers
within the state of Missouri.
Increases in the TSRF appropriation allow for additional
investment in tourism marketing and promotion. Governor
Blunt will propose his budget
and it will then go before the
General Assembly.
Rep. Wayne Cooper’s message to constituents
The MoHELA Sale: What impact will it have on the availability of student loans?
To answer the question simply, it is zero. However, to enlighten those with interest, let’s begin
with another question: What is
MOHELA? Is it a state agency, a
non-profit entity or a for-profit
corporation? As a legal matter
according to the 1081 statute that
created and defines MOHELA, it
is an instrument of the state of
Missouri governed by seven
members to provide a secondary
market for buying college loans
from Missouri banks. The establishment of secondary lending
entities was important to ensure
that banks continued to maintain the reserves necessary to
offer loans to students under the
Federal Family Education Loan
Program.
How does it work? Missouri
receives around $500 million a
year as private activity, tax-
exempt bonds from the federal
government. A portion of this is
allocated to MOHELA.
From their sale of these taxexempt bonds, they create assets.
With these assets they can buy
college loans from the banks that
originate the loans and offer students and their families a better
plan (i.e., lower premiums rates
and a certain amount of loan forgiveness).
Currently MOHELA has assets
amounting to about $5.6 billion.
They have proposed to sell off
approximately $1 billion in order
to provide nearly $200 million to
the state institutions of higher
learning for capital improvements. In return, the state has
promised to provide to them a
guarantee of $1.1 billion of private activity tax-exempt bonds
over the next ten years. According
to the experts, with the guarantee
the management of MOHELA
will actually be able to recoup the
sum of their assets sold off within
approximately two years.
The loans that they will be selling off are student loans of students from other states. These
loans actually have a lesser margin of profit, or, you could say are
they relatively unprofitable loans.
But Missouri students will still
be able to secure their low interest loan, and one aspect of the
agreement makes it even easier
for Missouri families. Prior to this
agreement, MOHELA would not
be able to originate Stafford
Loans. The right to originate such
loans offers MOHELA a marketing opportunity to secure
the customer relationship.
There is also an important
financial benefit; by not having
to pay for servicing the loans
there is a lower cost of acquiring
the loan asset.
This will allow MOHELA to
originate loans at about half the
cost of acquiring them from
lenders and will allow MOHELA
to grow their loan volume,
expanding their assets and
enable them to offer Missouri
students and their family’s
loans at a better premium rate.
P.S. My only problem with
the sale of MOHELA is that with
the passage of Amendment 2,
there is no guarantee that the
institutions will not use the
money for capital improvements in a fashion that promotes the unethical destruction of human embryos.
Therefore, unless this issue can
be resolved, I will be unable to
support
the
Cooperative
Agreement if it comes to a vote.
February, 2007
Page 17
Pentagon viewing Americans' bank records
by Lolita Baldour —AP
Washington— The Pentagon
and to a lesser extent the CIA have
been using a little-known power
to look at the banking and credit
records of hundreds of Americans
and others suspected of terrorism
or espionage within the United
States, officials said Saturday.
Pentagon spokesman Bryan
Whitman said Saturday the
Defense Department “makes
requests for information under
authorities of the National
Security Letter statutes … but
does not use the specific term
National Security Letter in its
investigatory practice.”
Whitman did not indicate the
number of requests that have
been made in recent years, but
said authorities operate under the
Right to Financial Privacy Act, the
Fair Credit Reporting Act and the
National Security Act.
“These statutory tools may
provide key leads for counterintelligence and counterterrorism
investigations,” Whitman said.
“Because these are requests for
information rather than court
orders, a DOD request under the
NSL statutes cannot be compelled absent court involvement.”
“It is our understanding that
the intelligence community agencies make such requests on a limited basis,” said Carl Kropf, a
spokesman for the Office of the
National Intelligence Director,
which oversees all 16 spy agencies
in the government.
The national security letters
permit the executive branch to
seek records about people in terror and spy investigations without
a judge's approval or grand jury
subpoena.
The Federal Bureau of
Investigation, the lead agency on
domestic counterterrorism and
espionage, has issued thousands
The Al Elam Column
With Tim Tabor
“The initial listing price isn't that
important because the price can
always be adjusted down later.”
Many homeowners believe this
statement. Unfortunately, it is a
myth. Not true at all.
If most buyers first viewed a
house because of a newspaper ad, a
magazine, the internet, brochures, or
the sign in your front yard, the initial
listing price probably would not make
a difference. The house would
always be “new” to those seeing it.
But most buyers see properties
for the first time because a real estate
agent took the time to show it to
them.
When a property is first put on
the market, real estate agents pay
attention. Listings that are new to
the market generate a buzz amongst
REALTORS that are anxious to show
their clients a new “hot” property.
New listings receive priority. They are
on the “hot” sheet circulated in real
estate offices. The MLS computer
system identifies new listings. The
listing agent puts detailed effort into
saturating mailings and local media,
advertising the new listing.
Properties can be, and are marketed throughout the listings’ activity
- but real estate agents pay the most
attention when a house is new to the
market.
A home can only be “new to the
market” once.
If a property is priced correctly
for its condition and location, real
estate agents will show it to their
clients as often as possible. If they
feel it is overpriced, agents will avoid
showing it.
Pricing a property at a fair market value ensures sellers that their
property will be seen by more agents
and buyers, more often, and will
of national security letters since
the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Whitman
said
Defense
Department “counterintelligence
investigators routinely coordinate
… with the FBI.”
The national security letters
have prompted criticism and
court challenges from civil liberties advocates who claim they
invade the privacy of Americans'
lives, even though banks and
other financial institutions typically turn over the financial
records voluntarily.
The New York Times reported
on expanded use of the technique
by the Pentagon and CIA in an
article posted Saturday on the
Internet.
The vast majority of national
security letters are issued by the
FBI, but in very rare circumstances they have been used by
the CIA before and after 9/11, said
a U.S. intelligence official who
spoke to The Associated Press on
condition of anonymity because
of the issue's sensitivity.
The CIA has used these non-
compulsory letters in espionage
investigations and other circumstances, the official said.
“It is very uncommon for the
agency to be issuing these letters,”
the official said. “The agency has
the authority to do so, and it is
absolutely lawful.”
Another government official,
also speaking on condition of
anonymity, said one example of a
case in which the letters were
used was the 1994 case of CIA officer Aldrich Ames, who eventually
was found to have been selling
secrets to the Soviet Union.
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Page 18
February, 2007
To Iraq and back
with nine children between
them. I'm proud to have known
and served with them. What they
brought to the fight was terribly
missed.”
General impressions? “We get
American media news coverage,
we see the same broadcasts you
do. My impression is that the
Iraqis I met and spoke to were
appreciative of us being there
and the other coalition forces
there, removing Saddam and
giving them an opportunity for
freedom and democracy, but
don't want us to stay forever. But
if they are too vocal about support, a terrorist may take retaliation on them or their family. A
simple wave could have repercussions. For every bad thing
you see, there are ten good
things you never hear about —
restoring power, or taking some
bad guys out of a neighborhood,
dropping off medical supplies or
crayons and shoes at a medical
clinic. Those things don't get
coverage.”
“Also it's not dry there like
people think. There are lots of
areas with standing water. Once
we came across a 12 or 13 year
old kid who had fallen into one
of these ponds and was drowning. The dad and the older brother couldn't get him out, but one
of our guys removed his body
armor and jumped in and saved
him.”
Do you see areas that need
improvement? “I feel like we
need more troops and need to
make them more local. We go
from base to work and back to
the base every day now. If the
troops could actually move into
the neighborhoods and set up
smaller camps there it would
make a difference. Presence
makes a difference because it
makes the locals feel more
secure. If they know we're close
enough to protect them, they
will feel safer letting us know
1st Lt. Mike Roberts (far right) poses with his convoy team.
Voted #1
who the bad guys are and participate more in their own security.”
“There are about 20,000 people in the camps, but only about
6,000 to 8,000 go out on missions. We should share the
wealth and send more of those
soldiers out into the field. But
even though there are problems,
it is still the best system in the
history of the world.”
“What kills me is the short
attention span of Americans.
This is not a tv show where you
know the conclusion in an hour.
It takes responsibility to have
freedom and it is not a simple
solution to get the Iraqi people, KDRO radio host Charlie Thomas with an anti-aircraft weapon.
who have never known freedom
Subway — of course you had to collected about 500 pounds
to that place.”
What is your impression of pay for that stuff. Internet and which we shipped. Funny thing
the Iraqi troops? “We worked phone was available. We pitched was, we didn't ask for any of the
with Iraqi troops very briefly. In our money in and got an internet supplies, but people brought
the beginning, unless you were satellite system serviced by a them anyway. I distributed stuff
American, British or Australian, company in England and had everywhere I went. The mayor of
we didn't trust you, but over time our own guys who kept it up. It Sedalia gave pens shaped like a
the level of what I saw with the was nice to be able to communi- B2 bomber with an American
flag overlay for the officers.”
Iraqi troops seemed to improve cate with my family daily.”
Would you go back? “I would
What is being an imbed
significantly and quite often I
would put good comments in do it again, but wouldn't want to (imbeded reporter) like? “Most
do it soon. There's always a news corp guys have their own
my daily report.”
How were living conditions? chance I could go back, but I outside living arrangements and
“The base camps were interna- don't anticipate going for spend most of their time with the
officers. In my case, I was living
tional with troops from all coali- awhile.”
with the troops. You eat
tion forces residing
there including Iraqi
“The soldiers told me, if you really want to what they eat and go
where they go. That's part
troops. Around the airhelp us, help our families back home… to
of being an imbed. Pettis
port, there were five or
take care of the broken water pipe or a car County bought me all
six separate camps, but
needs to be towed or something.”
new safety gear and I
I.D. was required for
caught a lot of grief comentry into each one.
— CHARLIE THOMAS, KDRO NEWS ANCHOR ing in looking like Little
Living
conditions
Lord Fauntleroy, but that
weren't bad at all. I
didn't last long — they are very
actually got more sleep there
Charlie Thomas left his morn- good-natured guys.”
than here. There was a lot of
“I took away a deep appreciastress with the job, but a good ing news anchor post at KDRO
rest cycle. We lived in trailers — AM in Sedalia on December 7th tion of family and the privilege of
three rooms with two to a room. to travel to Baghdad. Thomas being home. These soldiers were
We had heat, A/C, water, meals spent most of his stay imbedded not going to be with their young
four times a day — steak and lob- with troops at Camp Taji, just families during holiday season.
ster once a week, Baskin north of Baghdad, which houses Many are young men who are
Robbins, Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, the 827th Supply base for FOB’s away from home for the holiday
(forwarding operating bases), season for the first time. The solproviding their necessary sup- diers told me if you really want to
plies. It is late in the afternoon in help us, help our families back
Iraq, early in the morning here, a home. They used to be around to
nine hour time difference. take care of the broken water
Thomas would phone in his live pipe or a car needs to be towed
interviews to the morning shows or something, and suddenly
at the Benne Media stations back mom or dad is removed from the
home.
picture and now they need help.
“Everywhere I went they were Their families in a different sense
already aware I was there and are deployed as well. Any
very curious and they were very National Guard unit has a supat the Lake!
grateful for all the great stuff I port group set up to help the
was able to pack and bring.” families and are looking for
Before he left, Benne Media lis- assistance.”
teners had dropped off supplies
What was it like there?
such as baby supplies, chap “Blackhawks come in and take
stick, flea collars, treats, cards, off about every 15 minutes. They
letters at various participating fly 24/7. You can hear bombs off
merchant locations. “I took in the distance and have to look
about 40 pounds with me and
February, 2007
Quarry struggle
brought a mason over, but we
never heard from them again. We
had to do it ourselves.
“The rocks flew over the highway one time. One of the rocks —
the size of a person’s head — put a
whole in our carport. It went right
through the roof. Just last summer
when they were clearing land,
they decided to burn trees on a
windy day and they left it unattended. It burned our pool cover
up. The wind carried it over the
road. It took the fire department
four hours to put the fire out.”
Jeri says that the quarry company placed a seismograph on the
Landon property. And when they
did that, the intensity of the blasting seemed to diminish. “It wasn’t
as bad,” she said, suggesting that
the quarry company wanted to
keep the shock waves down for
the record.
Clara Castro, who owns a summer place in close proximity,
reports that the quarry’s blasting
“rattles everything in our home.
They just shake; things fall off the
wall. There will be pictures and
wreaths on the wall when we
leave and on the floor when we
get back.”
Devon Corliss lives and does
business across from the quarry.
“We’ve had to put metal braces up
all along the basement to hold the
wall up because the walls come in
about 4 to 6 inches from where
they should be,” she reports. “The
doors don’t close. There are deep
cracks in the concrete.”
But could the problems be
caused from normal settling or
poor construction? Corliss is
adamant that it can’t be. “The timing is just too perfect,” she says.
“The Jones’ had lived in this house
for 27 years. They moved out in
March, 2004. We moved in April
1st. The house was fine. The damage began within two months of
this constant blasting.”
The quarry operation consists
of two sites. The older location,
about 20 acres in size, is on the
east side of Highway 5. The digging there began in 2000. The
business was known then as
Shawnee Bend Quarry and
owned by Harry Adrian.
Additional property was purchased on the west side of
Highway 5 in 2003. That is now
the location of the deepest and
largest pit. Although Adrian
reportedly still owns both sites,
since early in 2006 the quarry has
been operated by Midwest Stone,
LLC, of Hannibal, Missouri, under
the name of Camden County
Stone. Public documents list Gary
Dittmer as the controller.
The operation of the east quarry site has not caused much trouble. Corliss said that the original
owners of her house never had a
problem. “They’d feel a little rumble, but it wasn’t any big deal.” It
wasn’t until the new site opened
that the blast waves got worse.
Corliss’ father, Al Bisogno,
owns some 35 acres where his
daughter lives. “I was going to put
a nice business park in there,” said
Bisogno. “I talked to the quarry
owner beforehand. Harry Adrian
told me that he was just about finished with his quarry — he even
offered to sell me the land. He said
he was not allowed to go below
highway level with his diggings.
After we got in there and things
got going he bought another 40
acres across the street, which was
zoned agricultural, not industrial.
And he started blasting away.
Well, one of my homes shifted off
its foundation — the walls caved
in, the plumbing was damaged,
the electrical was damaged, the
roof leaked. It was a mess.”
Bisogno said that he confronted Adrian about the damage and
claimed that Adrian agreed to
work with the neighboring property owners by cutting down on
the intensity of the blasting. “He
didn’t,” said Bisogno. “He kept
blasting; it kept getting worse. The
insurance company said they didn’t cover it, but later on they said
they would cover it. They sent
some engineers out, they said it
was the quarry causing the damage, and they made a payment
and they apparently sued Harry
Adrian. This was 2003-04.
“Harry left after the insurance
companies went after him. He
folded his company, and leased it
to Gary Dittmer. Dittmer started
blasting really heavy. I brought
him over and showed him the
damage to my house. Before that
he met with State Representative
Dr. [Wayne] Cooper. They went
and had lunch together, and we
were hoping to have another
meeting like we did with the first
quarry owner. Dr. Cooper’s secretary said that Gary Dittmer would
not meet with any group, but he
assured Dr. Cooper that he would
take care of any damages that
were done and he would work
with the citizens around there. So
I called Gary Dittmer and he came
over. I showed him the damage
that he had done. He said, ‘Prove
it! That’s not my responsibility.
You have to get hold of the blasting company. Go after them, you
can’t go after me.’ We thought we
got the thing solved, but it didn’t
get solved.”
Bisogno said that a representative
from
the
Missouri
Department of Natural Resources
(DNR) came to his house and
inspected the damage. “He told
me the quarry’s license was good
until 2053; there is nothing that
we can do about it. They can go as
deep as they want, they can
destroy our water supply, they can
blast all they want and knock our
homes off their foundations,
destroy wells, septics, and so
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forth.”
Mike Larsen is chief of the projects and inspection unit for the
Land Reclamation Program of
DNR. He has heard complaints
about the blasting. “As far as the
damage and all that,” he says, “I’d
have to say those are allegations at
this point — nothing has been
proven on that.”
Larsen explained that DNR has
no jurisdiction over the blasting.
“We have no laws that regulate,
certify, or oversee anything in the
way of blasting at these quarries.
That’s been identified as a deficiency in state law for a number of
years. And last year legislation was
introduced to correct that problem to some extent — to require
that all blasting at limestone quarries be conducted by a state certified blaster. The theory there
would be that if you have a certified blaster that has a license, he’s
going to conduct his blasting
operations prudently. It’s something that the Missouri Limestone
Producers Association recognizes
as being needed because so many
complaints come in with regard
to blasting.
“The bill didn’t quite make it
because the session ended before
the bill could receive a full and
continued on page 23
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February, 2007
Free online alternatives to desktop business software
by Darrel Willman
Microsoft is at the time of this
writing, nearing the release date
of Windows Vista®, their longawaited operating system for the
x86 processors in virtually every
PC out there. More than 90% of
the world’s computers use some
form of Windows. So naturally, it
would be advantageous to write
software designed to run on this
OS. In the last 25 or so years,
thousands of companies have
made their fortunes, large and
small, on just this business
model. After writing and releasing their programs, many more
thousands are made annually on
updates and technical support.
But are you necessarily locked
into this cycle of pay and then
pay more, just because you have
Windows? The answer, depending upon your requirements,
may be ‘No”.
Coming into prominence are
online browser-based software
alternatives to the tried-andtrue. Are they right for you?
Google Docs & Spreadsheets
★★ docs.google.com
This portion of the article was
composed, spellchecked and
saved to my computer using
ajaxWrite offers similar services to the others— a small suite of applications online for a smaller price— FREE.
ing, is that you can then share your local drive for storage. The
the document to a selected neat thing, is that no matter
group of individuals over the where you are— internet cafe,
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through Collaboration, see and you can work, no matter what
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ating system it runs, as long as it
information. The only require- supports Firefox.
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net connection and a computer ajaxWrite. It's remarkably fullwith a web browser. Anywhere in featured and has some available
the world, mind you. The docu- fonts to go along with the usual
ments can then be published, formatting tools and options. It
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group of individuals you choose and is effortless. Like Google,
(or the entire web), even added insert photos and charts, then
save locally. Hey— maybe create
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on Google and publish... decisions, decisions. You can then
export to native Word or
OpenOffice format (we'll get to
that one soon), or standards like
.txt and .rtf formats.
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This portion was written
using ThinkFree's amazing interface. Incredibly, the program
uses your existing computer's
fonts, spellchecks on the fly,
allows you to insert images or
other graphics and much more.
If you like Word, you will love
ThinkFree— and the price.
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paragraph formatting, tables,
word counts, drawing tools —
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Zoho Writer
★★★★★
www.zoho.com
This is an online collection of
many tools for the office— database, planning, project management, word processing, spreadsheet, wiki, collaboration, a virtual office and more. Some features, like the Customer
Relationship Management tool,
are free for a few users, but begin
to cost for additional users. The
Project Manager is free to open
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text was written in Zoho Writer,
the word processor. It was easy
to change the formatting, insert
ThinkFree office features the big three— word processing, database and
presentations all online, no strings attached.
of free online storage— then
print it, export it as rich text,
plain text, or Word. You'll like this
one. Note it does take a few minutes to get the files loaded onto
your computer once you get
signed up. Be patient, it's worth
it. You can also do spreadsheets
and presentations compatible
with Windows software.
images or html links, change
fonts (from a moderate selection) and more. The interface
and tools are exactly what you'd
find inside a program like Word.
The Virtual Office is free for individuals and businesses with 10
or less users, subscription-based
after that. Take a look at this one,
the choices are very extensive,
and the site is easy to use and
well done. writer.zoho.com
Google Docs and Spreadsheets features a limited but free word processor
and a spreadsheet. A Google sign-up is required.
Google Docs & Spreadsheets.
Inside this relatively new area of
the internet behemoth you can
create and edit documents and
spreadsheets, much like you can
do inside Microsoft Word, for
example. You'll find familiarlooking icons across the top of
the window that allow you to
stylize and format your text,
insert photos (maximum 2 MB
file size) or charts, and then
export your finished work to a
variety of formats, either online
in your Google storage, or to your
computer for later editing on a
local program. What's more
interesting about Google's offer-
to a blog if you like. The formatting available is limited, the features sparse, but if you are looking for a cheap way for employees to enter and edit text, this is
it— free is as low as it goes. And
there are others.
ajaxWrite
★★★
www.ajaxwrite.com
AjaxWrite requires only that
you use Firefox 1.5 or higher. This
free online word processor reads
and writes to Microsoft Word
documents— and has been
designed to look like Word, making it easy for users accustomed
to Word to use it effectively. Like
Google, you can then save it to
Zoho, our favorite, offers an astounding array of free or nearly-free applications online.
February, 2007
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GLIMPSES OF THE LAKE’S PAST
With Dwight Weaver
burned in 1941 but was rebuilt
and reopened in1943. Musser
sold in 1945. The business sold
again in 1946 to James Lawrence,
James Hannaford and Francis
Biselx. They renamed it El
Rancho of the Ozarks. By 1961,
James and Martha Lawrence
were the sole owners. Martha
Lawrence died in 1992 and
James Lawrence retired shortly
afterwards. All of the buildings in
this photo by an unknown photographer are now gone and significant highway changes have
been made, but few local people
know this location by any name
other than El Rancho Junction.
Musser’s Ozark Resort once
housed the most popular
nightclub north of Bagnell
Dam at the junction of highways 54-52, seen in this real
photo postcard aerial view of
the business c. 1940. Clarence
W. Musser built the resort and it
opened
to
the
public
Thanksgiving
Day
1936.
Facilities included a 15-room
hotel, eight cottages, service station, liquor store, gift shop, café,
coffee shop, amusement room,
nightclub and ballroom, golf
driving range, tennis court,
campground and eventually a
large swimming pool with a
lighted waterfall.
Musser, a connoisseur of jazz
music, brought popular black
jazz bands and orchestras out of
Kansas City to entertain at the
nightclub. The bands drew large
crowds of enthusiastic fans even
though in the Eldon area blacks
were not welcome. Musser had
to put the blacks up at his own
resort because there were no
other resorts or lodges in the area
at that time that would accommodate African-Americans.
The main resort complex
This vintage postcard image is
from the collection of H. Dwight
Weaver. The photographer and
publisher are unknown. Weaver
is the author of three books on the history of Lake
of the Ozarks. “History & Geography of Lake of the
Ozarks, Volume One,” his newest book, is now
available from Stone Crest Book & Toy in Osage
Beach or by mail. For information, contact the
author at [email protected] or call 573-365-1171. Other books on
the Lake by Dwight Weaver are available online at lakeoftheozarksbooks.com
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Macintosh system utilities reviewed
Drive Genius and
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Macintosh OS X, Intel/PPC
Highlights: Just works, and well.
Disappointments: None.
We talk a great deal about software
offerings for the Windows operating system, with little coverage for users of
Linux/BSD/Macintosh OSX (BSD-derived)
operating systems. There’s a couple reasons behind this— most of our readers
use and know of the Windows operating
system, and our experience in Linux operating systems is not at the level where an
opinion could be worthwhile. We do use
OS X (OS 10) however, like a great many
publishing companies— we use Apple
computers to produce our publication.
Drive Genius and Data Rescue II are
two programs written for the Macintosh
offering terrific utilities that are very hard
to match for OS X.
Drive Genius offers disk defragmentation, disk repartitioning and true drive
maintenance and repair for HFS volumes.
Advanced tools like sector edit, surface
scanning and S.M.A.R.T. (Self-Monitoring
Analysis and Reporting Technology) status are also included. Other useful tools
include Duplicate, Integrity Check,
Rebuild, Verify, Fix Permissions, Bench
Test, Shred, Details and Initialize.
Drive genius takes up where Apple left
off. We booted from the CD and repaired
our disk, made an exact backup, repaired
and verified the disk permissions and
checked the integrity of the internal hard
drive without effort.
Setting the software to defragment
the drive, we arrived the next morning to
find it finished (defragmentation often
takes hours on large drives). No problems.
This is a terrific suite of applications that
just work.
Data Rescue II does just one thing on
the other hand. Recover your missing
data should the drive become unreadable. We tested this after deleting the
directories and then corrupting the sector
storing the structure. How much information would the software recover? The
options allow you to do a quick scan for
file data, a thorough scan, search for
deleted files (only works with undamaged
file structures), use a scan file, analyze a
drive and finally, clone a drive.
Good news, the program was able to
reconstruct the directories and mark the
data we had left on the drive as recoverable. Our 120 GB drive took just a few
moments to scan. We were then given a
choice of the files we wanted to recover.
Instead, we initialized the device and
cloned a fresh backup of the internal hard
drive in case of failure.The cloning process
takes quite a while, but once done the
boot from the cloned disk was flawless.
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Five stars.
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$99.00
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Macintosh OS 10.3.9+, Intel/PPC
Highlights: Good at what it does.
Alsoft’s DiskWarrior is a kind of specialist when it comes to Mac utilities. The
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cause files to become cross-linked or
over-written, limiting the amount of data
recoverable.
The files submenu allows you to check
the files and folders for damage at any
time, and repair disk permissions. This is
very useful on a day-to-day basis, monitoring the health of your files and folders.
Finally, the Hardware submenu lets
you automatically scan your hard drive(s)
for problems with the mechanisms, alerting you if problems are potentially looming.
The three together, allow you to protect and prepare for problems and if they
occur, you stand a good chance of recovering. Alsoft believes the software can
cure most people’s ills right out of the
box. Early in the program’s development,
as users we used to say “use DiskWarrior
first!”— often times it was all you needed, and periodically rebuilding the directories prevented some problems.
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the only thing use should use to diagnose
and fix your drives? Maybe not. Beginners
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Quarry struggle
final vote. That same legislation
will be reintroduced this year. I
don’t think there’s a whole lot of
opposition to it.”
In the meantime, DNR’s role is
limited to the reclamation and
clean-up of quarry sites once the
mining is finished. Says Larsen:
“What we regulate, as far as the
land reclamation laws are concerned, is that the site not be left
in a mess — that equipment be
removed from the site, junk
removed from the site, and that
the land be shaped as much as
possible. We don’t require that the
hard rock be shaped, but we do
require that any softer material,
soil material, overburden, be
shaped and properly seeded and
vegetated to control erosion on
the site.
Larsen says that a quarry operating in Missouri needs three permits from DNR. One authorizes
the extraction of the mineral, but
requires the reclamation of the
ground when finished; another
deals with dust control, and a
third permit involves procedures
for handling water runoff.
Although some lake front property owners downstream from the
quarry have reported a white
powder deposit in their coves,
Larsen says that a recent inspection concluded that Camden
County Stone does have appropriate sediment control measures
in place.
As Larsen recalls, he visited the
local quarry about a year and a
half ago. “I was down at the quarry site with my boss, the director
of the Land Reclamation
Program. And we were invited to
attend
a
meeting
that
Representative Wayne Cooper
from that county put together.
Wayne brought everyone together
from the Department — not just
land reclamation, but the air program, the water program — and
the citizens, the mining company,
and the blasting contractor for
that quarry. He got everybody in
one big room to work it out and
talk these issues out. It was a
multi-hour meeting. There was a
lot of emotion as you can imagine
in that meeting. I thought from
memory that the meeting was
pretty positive.”
According to Al Bisogno,
Representative Cooper came out
with a list of items that both sides
could agree on. One item, said
Bisogno, involved an agreement
to blast at certain times of the day,
and to notify local businesses
when the blasting would take
place. But Bisogno said that the
plan did not work as expected.
“What they did,” said Bisogno,
“was they would call at one
o’clock and say they are going to
blast at one o’clock. All these businesses would close down and get
secure and stop their work. One
o’clock comes — no blast. One fifteen, one thirty, three o’clock, four
o’clock — no blast. You call the
quarry and they say they are having some problems and will get to
it. So they close businesses down
for fifteen minutes to half a day,
sometimes, waiting for this blast
and then they blast whenever
they want.”
Local residents are concerned,
too, that the quarry company
reportedly wants to expand.
“Right now the quarry is buying
up the surrounding properties on
the condition that the property
owners get the proper zonings so
the quarry can do its mining,”
asserts Bisogno. “They either have
to get zoning through the county,
or they have to get their property
taken into the City of Sunrise
Beach.”
Sunrise Beach does not have
zoning laws. At the time that the
newer quarry site was purchased,
it was on unincorporated land. It
was annexed into Sunrise Beach
in December, 2004. “There’s two
types of annexation,” says City
Clerk Connie Stadler. “There’s voluntary and involuntary. And this
was a voluntary annexation,
which meant that the property
owners came to the city asking for
a petition to be annexed, which
they did.” In effect, this move circumvented Camden County zoning requirements. Having all the
proper state permits, and not
needing any special permits from
the city, the quarry could legally
expand.
Bisogno charges that the same
thing is happening now with a 40acre tract immediately south of
the main quarry site. He says the
family that owns the property
gave up fighting the quarry and
has decided to sell out.
“They are in contract with the
quarry right now, on the condition that they get zoning through
the county, or they get taken into
Sunrise Beach,” says Bisogno. But
the Business Journal has been
unable to confirm this. City Clerk
Stadler said that there is no voluntary annexation presently being
considered by the Board of
Trustees. If it does, the city will
place a notice in the local paper
for a public hearing, followed a
month later by a vote of the
trustees. The city would also allow
a time frame for written objections to the proposed annexation.
This same procedure was in
place when the current quarry site
was annexed. “We’ve never had a
voluntary annexation that has
ever been objected to,” says
Stadler. “No one ever comes to the
public hearings, and no one ever
objects.” But things may be different now. Mayor Bowen suggested
that if the city receives a voluntary
annexation request from land
adjacent to the quarry, that “it
may be difficult for them to be
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annexed into the city. It’s a Board
decision.”
Bisogno charges that the Board
of Trustees has been unfairly
influenced by the advice of City
Attorney Greg Williams. “A few
years ago I tried to talk to the city
attorney and he wouldn’t talk to
anyone in our group about the
quarry,” said Bisogno. “We didn’t
know why; he wouldn’t tell us
why. Finally one day he came to
one of my businesses, and I cornered him, and he said, ‘I can’t talk
to you because I represent the
quarry.’
According to Bisogno, Williams
later claimed to represent the
owner of the quarry — Harry
Adrian — rather than the operator
of the quarry. In either case,
Bisogno sees this as an apparent
conflict of interest.
When asked recently if
Williams does, in fact, represent
Adrian, Sunrise Beach Mayor
Leonard Bowen responded: “It is
my assumption that he does, yes.”
Bowen allowed that in such a case
the city attorney may be in conflict of interest when advising the
Trustees on quarry matters. The
mayor said that the issue will be
brought up at the next Board
meeting.
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February, 2007
Windows system utilities reviewed
Advanced System
Optimizer $29.95
★★★★★ www.systweak.com
Windows 98/Me/2000/NT/XP
Highlights: Inexpensive, Zip File
Repair and Recovery, Backup utility, Easy
to Use.
Easily the most powerful set of tools
for the least amount of money. Everything
you’ll need to diagnose, repair, recover
and optimize your system with an easy
interface that lets you solve your problems without a lot of expertise.
Tools include a startup manager, to
control which programs load on startup.
Another lets you manage processes and
block programs you don’t want running.
You can scour your tracks online, eliminating websites you’ve visited from the
history, and emptying the cache. Learn
about the contents of your hard drive
with a graphical interface that tells you
the details on what you need to know.
There’s also a registry cleaner, a tool for
securely deleting files, a spyware detection/blocker utility, as well as a tool to
repair Zip files.
You can speed up your machine by
controlling settings that slow it down,
such as large desktop files, screensavers,
appearance settings and more. There is
also a tool to free up unused memory, a
popup blocker, an appointments organizer, a media organizing tool, Privacy
Protector and a Sticky Pad application
that lets you put notes on your desktop,
plus some we haven’t mentioned.
All in all, it’s the swiss army knife of
utilities and it’s affordable. An amazingly
extensive set of tools and features for just
$30. The online documentation, included
help files and available technical support
are all very good. Chances are, if you are
looking for an inexpensive solution, this is
the one— we loved the trial version, and
may just purchase the full version.
Be sure and check out their free
downloadable trial program, it’ll give you
a chance to try it out, and then if you buy,
it’s easily unlocked into the retail one.
SystemSuite 7 Pro $49.95
★★★★★ www.V-Com.com
No free trial download available.
Windows 2000/XP
TuneUp Utilities 2007 $39.99
★★★★ www.tune-up.com
Windows 98/Me/2000/NT/XP/XP-64
Highlights: Affordable, designed to
prevent accidental misuse. Very good
bootable rescue CD. Firewall, anti-virus,
very nice Transport Wizard.
Disappointments: No system customization tools, excessive mandatory
tests before processes can be run.
Highlights: Superior registry repair
and one-touch maintenance. Great customization tools.
Disappointments: Few repair and
no recovery tools. Basic feature set.
While this package lacks some of the
pretty, it packs all of the muscle you’ll
need to safely repair and optimize your
Windows installation. It lacks the customization tools that make some of the
others so much fun, instead it’s all-business. No need to worry whether you will
make some catastrophic mistake and
render your machine useless. The software has built-in steps designed to prevent you from doing more harm than
good. These can seem excessive at times
to more experienced users, but will be a
blessing for beginners. We found the
feature set complete, with anti-virus,
anti-spyware, firewall, disk fix and
defrag, recovery and undelete, secure
delete, startup manager/monitor and a
host of others. However, the auto-update
feature is problematic— you’ll do well
to visit the tech support area online for
manual updates.
While a bit more expensive than
some on our list, it is worth a look—
pity V-Com’s suite is the only one on our
list that doesn’t offer a free trial download (other V-Com products available).
SystemSuite 7 Professional is intuitive
and easy to get around for both new
and experienced users. The package has
categories that use wizards— including:
Fix, Speedup, Cleanup, All-in-One and
more. The main window has an easy to
see indicator set of just what shape your
system is in. The bootable CD included is
outstanding, and rescued a problem
installation we threw it at with ease.
Don’t be afraid to order this one,
you’ll get your money’s worth and then
some. The testing unit we received was
for a three-user home/office.
We really like it despite a feature set
that is behind the others. It is easy to use
and the features included are excellent.
We like the “One-Click” icon that
launches an all-in-one repair window.
Kids and beginners who need an easy
tool for maintenance are perfect for this.
The basic interface includes
Customize & Analyze, Clean up & Repair,
Optimize & Improve, Administer &
Control, File recovery & Destruction.
The Tune-Up System Information portion gives particularly useful hardware
and software information. The process
manager lists frequently used programs
allowing you to manage the ones you
access most, there’s also a good uninstall
tool, and a tool that clears the internet
history each time you log off.
The startup manager allows you to
pick and choose the applications that will
launch with Windows. It will also warn
you when a new program is set to auto
launch.
The customization area lets you use
custom icons, fonts, startup screens, desktops and more. The options are limitless
and there are additional resources online.
There are also Internet and Memory
optimizations and a tool that lets you
separate the Explorer from the Desktop,
so you can isolate crashes.
New for 2007 are configurations for
Internet Explorer 7, Firefox, Windows
Media Player 11 ad Office 2007, automatic file system error correction, onetouch cleanup for drives, DOD and
Gutmann file deletion and startup optimization for quicker startups.
Tune-Up Utilities 2007 is a good value
for the dollar, but lacks firewall and antivirus applications that the others feature
for less money.
Norton SystemWorks
Premiere Edition 2006 $99.99
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Windows XP Home, XP Pro
System Mechanic 7
Professional $69.95
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Windows 98/Me/2000/NT/XP/Vista
Highlights: Easy to use “one-click”
approach. Hard drive failure warning.
File recovery tool is excellent.
Disappointments: Very expensive.
Difficult installation. No startup application manager.
Highlights: Search and Recovery,
extensive system refinements and customizations, firewall, virus and spyware
blockers, huge number of features.
Disappointments: Expensive.
Installation errors, quirky defrag tool.
Prior to being purchased by Symantec, in
the early days you could call and speak
to Peter Norton with your hard drive and
system problems. Times have changed.
Today, Symantec’s Norton SystemWorks
is good software, but it’s missing some
features, and is clearly overpriced. And
Peter has long since left the building.
For the $100 price tag, it has a
bunch of maintenance and diagnostic
tools that include a Quick Status screen,
a process blocker (badly implemented)
and a feature to clear your internet
tracks after browsing.
The package also sports a One-Button
Checkup that scans the registry and
checks for missing program files/integrity.
There’s also an anti-virus definition and
virus scan status indicator, an auto-protection implementation, a tool to check
for obsolete shortcuts, and one to clean
up the drive. It also features a memory
optimizer, hardware diagnostics, DOD
strength file deletion, file recovery, registry repair utility, defragmentation tool,
internet optimizer and system optimizer.
The CD that ships is in itself a
machine-independent diagnostic tool
that is quite nice and gives the software a
redeeming feature-set. It doesn’t matter
which computer you use the CD from.
Norton Utilities has been around for a
long, long time, and is installed on many
new computers as an add-on. You really
can’t go wrong with Norton, but there
are alternatives.
Symantec’s version for ‘07 is large,
cumbersome, requires navigating through
several different applications, is problematic to install and is quite a lot more than
much better packages at $99.
We had a tremendous amount of
trouble installing this package, and technical support via e-mail/online was nonexistent. As one of the premiere software
packages, we expected better.
Once installed, the software is easy to
get around. There’s home, clean, fix,
maintain, optimize, protect, and options
in the opening menu. The areas are titled
aptly, with several functions in each.
There are strong maintenance and
diagnostic tools made easy with one-click
options, allowing you to troubleshoot
your system, fix it, and then optimize the
operating system for maximum efficiency
and speed.
There is a very good repair and recovery bootable disc that allows you to get
your system up and running when the
registry or system has been damaged.
It also has applications for managing
installed applications, the startup menu,
your installed devices, and more.
The defrag tool is problematic on
older machines. Along with the fix and
streamlining tools, you’ll also find the very
useful and powerful set of customization
tools that let you tweak Windows’
appearance. It also correctly features antispyware and virus, a firewall, and cleaning tools for taking out the trash left over
from browsing the web.
Overall, once installed, the package
was extensive, powerful and easy to use.
We had some problems on older systems
that were never fully addressed. We were
discouraged by the lack of tech support
response within the review period. The
feature set was more than complete, but
the $70 price tag offers no more features
than that of the $30 ASO from SysTweak.
February, 2007
superiors and the American people.”
“It's not uncommon for soldiers to work 16 to 18 hour days,
continued from page 18 also help support the logistics of so it's very important for them to
out for mortars that occasionally the Iraqi military by providing personalize their space. You can
fall into the camp. You can defi- vehicle maintenance, additional only deal with so much stress in
nitely tell it's a war zone. While at armor on their vehicles, fueling, your life, so they need a place to
Camp Taji, I went on a run to food support. You can see the get away from it and reflect on
Camp Falcon and the 867th with Iraqi checkpoints established what's important to them. There
gun trucks, about an hour drive and the improvement in their is internet access on the bases
delivering supplies. It's
and over the holidays
quite a bit smaller than
the military set up 30
Camp Taji. A mortar hit
“The only complaint I heard was, ‘Let's get minute video links for
the ammo dump several
this done. Let's take the gloves off and knock the soldiers so they
months ago and caused
could sit down and visit
down the doors we need to.’ ”
a lot of fire damage.
with their families.”
Insurgents will run up
“When you're out— CHARLIE THOMAS, KDRO NEWS ANCHOR
and lob a mortar over the
side of the wires (base),
wire a few times a week.”
they gather around you
“Camp Taji is more or
like a mother hen and
less a suburb to Baghdad. You professionalism and training make sure you are protected at
can see the ravages the war has and ability to protect them- all times. As long as you follow
taken, but the situation here is selves.”
the rules and don't put every“When I was in Washington body in jeopardy they are happy
not all gloom and doom like you
hear in the media. Most of the D.C. for Radio Day, Tony Snow to have you along.”
fighting is amongst themselves.” said, and I could see, that most of
“I was in Balad for about two
“The battalion commander the violence is within a 30 mile days waiting to go to Camp
for Camp Taji told me morale is radius of Baghdad. The rest of Striker to spend a day with the
very good because in this day the country is coming along well. 206th which was Missouri troops
and age, everyone who signs up The troops say it is a situation of with some regulars mixed in. I
knows there is a high likelihood hurry up and wait. Boredom can had the privilege of speaking to
they will be sent to active duty. be a big enemy. They are dedicat- about 100 different Missouri solHe sees a high level of soldiers ed to staying until the job is done diers and exchanging letters and
reenlisting. Primarily at Taji they right and done professionally as cards from home. I met a pair of
support our U.S. troops, but they it was assigned to them by their brothers there, and the third
To Iraq and back
Page 25
brother had just left. From
another state I met a father and
son serving together. It's not just
a bunch of kids fighting over
there. It's a big cross-section with
a lot of guys older than me.
They're there and they're not
complaining. The only complaint I heard was, “Let's get this
done. Let's take the gloves off
and knock down the doors we
need to. They are also sick of the
negative press.”
“I also got to speak to some
medical personnel while I was
there. Physicians and dentists
deploy for 90 days. Dr. Jeff Moyer
is a dentist from Lamar, MO and
was encouraged by morale at
Camp Anaconda. He said there
was lots of humanitarian stuff
going on outside the wire
because the medical system is
really broken down in Iraq. Even
though we do the best we can for
immediate care, injured Iraqis
have a long road ahead because
their in-country health system is
poor.”
“Major Christopher White
was with the 28th Medical Task
Force North. He said no matter
how injured a soldier is, he has a
Thomas snapped this photo out a helicopter window in Iraq.
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To Iraq and back
At right: 1st Lt. Roberts administers
Sgt. Parrish’s Oath of Enlistment.
Parrish, from Lebanon, MO, was
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96% chance of surviving the
injury if he makes it to the IZ. He
said Iraqi physicians are very
good they are just overwhelmed,
seeing 100 casualties a day, so
they try to take some of the burden off the Iraqi medical infrastructure by handling civilians
and Iraqi troops.”
Concludes Thomas, “I'd love
to go back, especially with this
new troop situation. My credentials are good until June. I'd go
back tomorrow if they'd send
me.”
AIM sponsors wage garnishment seminars
Jefferson City, MO— Wage
garnishments are among the
most difficult administrative
challenges faced by employers.
For that reason, Associated
Industries of Missouri (AIM) will
host a Wage Garnishment and
Child Support Laws Workshop in
Jefferson City, St. Louis,
Springfield and Kansas City. Led
by experts in the field, the workshop will address this complicated issue.
“It’s overwhelming to consider all that is involved in a wage
garnishment for the payroll
department,” said Gary Marble,
president of AIM. “As more and
more agencies begin using wage
garnishments as a way of recovering money from an individual,
payroll departments must deal
with issues regarding appropriate amounts withheld and to
whom they should be paid.”
Wage garnishments take
place when an employer withholds the earnings of an individual for the payment of debt as
the result of a court order or
other equitable procedure.
This seminar will cover
Missouri statutes regarding payroll deductions, garnishments,
child support claim against
wages, frequency of pay, rules
regarding voluntary wage assignments, what can and cannot be
deducted from an employee’s
paycheck, and rules regarding
final paychecks.
Schedule for these seminars
are as follows:
Feb.
28
–
Associated
Industries of Missouri Building,
Jefferson City
March 7 – Sheraton Hotel
Clayton Plaza, Clayton
March 14 – Hawthorn Park
Hotel, Springfield
March 21 – Hilton Garden Inn,
Independence
James N. Foster and Kevin
Lorenz, both attorneys with the
law firm of McMahon Berger in
St. Louis, will present the seminar. Both are experts in the field
of employment law
For additional information on
the
Wage
Garnishments
Workshops or to register, contact
Jan Schanbacher, AIM’s meeting
planner, at (573)634-2246.
Associated Industries of
Missouri is a business and industry trade association serving as
The Voice of Missouri Business
for over 1,200 Missouri employers. AIM represents its membership before the Missouri legislature, state regulatory agencies,
the courts and the public. AIM’s
website is www.aimo.com.
AmerenUE advises dock owners to prepare for lower Lake levels
AmerenUE advises dock owners at Missouri’s Lake of the
Ozarks that the annual winter
lowering of the lake level has
begun. The company reminds
property owners that they
should take appropriate measures to protect their docks from
the lower water levels and other
winter conditions that routinely
occur at this time of year.
AmerenUE normally lowers
the lake by several feet during the
winter months to provide
increased water storage capacity
for flood control during the
spring rainy season.
Phil
Thompson, superintendent of
AmerenUE's Osage Power Plant
at Bagnell Dam, says lake elevations down to 650 feet above sea
level—10 feet below full reservoir—are possible during the
winter season.
To minimize the effects of
lower lake levels and other winter conditions, AmerenUE offers
the following tips:
• Disconnect hinges linking
docks and seawalls or piers to
allow the entire structures to follow the water level down.
• Lengthen cables to permit
docks to drop as the lake level
drops.
• During any absences from
the property, ask nearby neighbors to watch the dock or retain a
local boat dealer or dock builder
to care for the property during
the winter season.
• Use “bubblers” or other antiicing devices to help protect
docks from ice damage.
February, 2007
Page 27
Boating Industry magazine names Glencove Marine to 2006 Top 100
Minneapolis, MN— Boating
Industry magazine's secondannual Top 100 Dealers, is a ranking of those marine dealers that
are unsurpassed in overall business operations, customer service, marketing and professionalism.
“While most industry awards
are given to those dealers that sell
the most boats, our Top 100 program is much more qualitatively
focused,
said Matt Gruhn,
Editor-in-Chief of Boating
Industry, thereby leveling the
playing field for all dealers and
directing consumers to those
dealers that can best deliver on
the dream that boat ownership
promises.”
This ranking, which was highlighted in the January issue of
Boating Industry magazine, represents a group of marine deal-
ers. Collectively, they generated
$2.88 billion in retail sales, which
is nearly 8 percent of the entire
$37 billion marine market. The
2006 Boating Industry Top 100
employ more than 6,500 people
and operate 357 retail locations
across North America.
Glencove Marine, based in
Lake Ozark, Mo., and its five locations, ranked 87th on this elite
list, which recognizes the best-ofthe-best of the more than 5,000
marine dealers in North America.
“Glencove Marine exhibits
strong operation processes
throughout its organization, said
Gruhn.”
“One particular example our
editorial staff was impressed with
was the way the company treats
its service technicians. The dealer
rewards these employees for
their efficiency and loyalty, pay-
“Insurance-Wise”
with Steve Naught of Naught-Naught Insurance
Do You Drive a Company Car?
When your business purchases commercial auto coverage, be sure to
keep in mind that the policy is written to address business use rather than
personal use. If an owner or an employee is furnished with a company
vehicle and they do not have any other personal auto insurance coverage
there are several gaps in coverage where they could be open to unpaid
claims. The individual would only have coverage under the business auto
policy while they are behind the wheel of the company car. If they are in
an accident in an auto other than the covered company vehicle they will
likely have to personally bear the expense of the loss.
For example, the owner of a business titles all vehicles under the company name. When she goes on vacation with her family and rents a car
without rental insurance there will be no coverage under the companyís
commercial policy for physical damage to the rental car or any liability arising out of the accident.
Another example would be if an employee with no personal auto insurance (because he drives a company car) borrows a vehicle from a friend
and is involved in an accident he will have no coverage under the business
auto policy as this is a non-owned vehicle. If the insured purchases hired
and non-owned auto coverage under the policy the coverage applies only
when the vehicle is used for business purposes.
Drive Other Car Coverage is an endorsement that can be added to the
commercial auto policy that will allow the insured to schedule individuals
to be protected by this endorsement. The endorsement can add coverage
for the named individual for Liability, Auto Medical Payments, Uninsured &
Underinsured Motorists and Physical Damage. The endorsement can be
tailored to fit the insuredís needs. If
individuals other than company
employees are listed the insurance
carrier will likely request driving
records and require additional underwriting prior to approval.
Be sure to discuss your unique situation with your insurance agent and
discuss examples of how this can simple endorsement benefit you and your
employees.
Steven Naught is a Certified
Insurance Councilor with the NaughtNaught Agency. He can be reached at
Steve Naught, CIC
573-348-2794.
ing out year-end bonuses in
addition to providing a healthy
401k program and four weeks of
vacation after five years of
employment.”
Boating Industry's editorial
staff reviewed more than 400
applications, culled from more
than 3,000 nominations. The
applications asked both quantitative and qualitative questions
regarding all aspects of marine
dealer operations.
“The Boating Industry Top 100
has, in short order, become the
most coveted award in the
marine market,
explained
Tammy Galvin, Group Publisher
for Ehlert Publishing Group s
trade magazines. Marine dealers
are on the front line with consumers every day, and this is one
way we can help provide muchneeded benchmarking information for all other dealers to measure themselves against.”
To help bring the Boating
Industry Top 100 to life, Ehlert
Publishing Group, the magazine's parent company, created
the Leadership Alliance, an elite
group of the marine industry's
leading suppliers. These companies were invited to participate
because they possess, as one of
their corporate values, a true
belief in and commitment to
raising the bar of professionalism
across all marine industry sectors, and particularly for dealers.
The 2006 Leadership Alliance
members
include:
BRP/Evinrude, GE Capital
Solutions,
Yamaha,
BoatTrader.com, Watch Captain,
SHURflo and the Marine
Retailers Association of America.
To see the complete ranking of
the Top 100 dealers, visit
www.Boating-Industry.com.
Page 28
February, 2007
Sharing a view of the State
Chuck Purgason
State Senator 33rd District
Most of the action this week in
your state capitol centered on
the Governor's annual State of
the State address. This is when,
traditionally, the Governor lays
out his agenda and puts forth his
budget for the coming fiscal year.
In a joint session of the House
and Senate on Wednesday
evening, Governor Blunt proposed overhauling Medicaid, the
state's embattled health care system for the poor. About 825,000
Missourians would receive
improved health care through
HealthNet.
The Governor also proposed
offering tax breaks and incentives to businesses to expand
health care coverage to uninsured workers. “Other plans
work to deliver improved access
to affordable health care for
every Missourian and the guarantee that the sick and the poor
will be well served,” Blunt said.
“The old Medicaid was about
sickness. The new HealthNet will
be about prevention and wellness.”
The revamped Medicaid pro-
gram would match enrollees
with a primary health care
provider and emphasize illness
prevention by granting bonus
health benefits to those who try
to lead healthy lives. Doctors
would get more money from the
state to try to reverse a shortage
of physicians participating in the
current Medicaid program.
The Governor is recommending $2.6 million to implement
suggestions from the Mental
Health Task Force, a group
formed in June to study abuse
and neglect in the state mental
health system. The issue of the
safety of long-term care facilities
came to light last year after a
deadly blaze at the Anderson
Guest House, which served some
mentally disabled patients.
The Governor's proposed
budget also directs an extra $40
million to colleges and universities, including $4.4 million for
Missouri State University and an
additional $500,000 for operating expenses at MSU-West
Plains.
Governor Blunt proposed
more money for need-based
scholarships for college-bound
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students, math and science programs in public school classrooms and recruitment of students into health care professions.
The Governor embraced
about $133 million in proposed
tax breaks, including a plan to
eliminate state income taxes on
all Social Security benefits.
Also supported by Governor
Blunt is $200,000 for the
Alternatives to Abortion program, which provides counseling for pregnant women.
The Senate Appropriations
Committee will now begin the
process in the Senate of breaking
down the state's budget into fine
detail. This is a long process that
must be completed by the first
Friday in May to meet our constitutional requirements.
In other areas, the northern
part of the 33rd District is slowly
getting back to normal. I have
tried to work very hard with the
local governments and the State
and Federal Emergency agencies
to make sure the support groups
in these areas were getting the
help they need to recover from
the ice storms that swept
through much of the area. Most
power has been restored and the
cleanup will be a long and ongo-
ing process. I am proud of the
way the people of the district
have responded to aid their
neighbors in this time of distress
and hopefully with everyone
working together these areas will
return to normal very soon.
I welcome your opinions and
suggestions. You may reach me
at 573-751-1882, e-mail to
[email protected],
or write to me at the Missouri
Senate, State Capitol, Room 420,
Jefferson City, MO 65101. If you
would like to receive these
newsletters electronically, please
call or e-mail my office.
February, 2007
Page 29
MO Supreme Court ruling could cost millions to businesses
by David A. Lieb (AP)
Jefferson City, MO— Like
many senior citizens these days,
retired
electrician
Fred
Schoemehl never fully retired.
At age 76, after moving from
the St. Louis area to the Lake of
the Ozarks, Schoemehl was still
working at a local marina and
yacht club. While on the job May
11, 2001, Schoemehl twisted his
knee trying to stand up.
He was awarded workers'
compensation benefits, but died
in January 2004 of an unrelated
cause just one month after those
payments finally began.
Now it appears, Schoemehl's
legacy could mean thousands _
even millions _ of more dollars to
the families of other injured
workers who die.
In a 4-3 decision on a case
brought by Schoemehl's widow,
the Missouri Supreme Court this
month reversed the long-held
assumption that workers' compensation payments end when
an injured employee dies of an
unrelated cause.
Instead, the court said, surviving dependents are entitled to
continue receiving the payments
due a deceased worker who had
been “permanently and totally
disabled.”
Employers are howling about
the ruling. Attorney General Jay
Nixon's office plans to ask the
Supreme Court to reconsider.
And state Sen. Chris Koster, RHarrisonville, already has filed
legislation to reverse the precedent-setting decision.
“The cost to Missouri employers is unfathomable,” said Gary
Marble, president of Associated
Industries of Missouri. “Basically,
if not corrected, the workers'
compensation system has been
relegated to a life insurance policy in addition to the legally mandated coverage for injured workers.”
St. Louis attorney Dean
Christianson, who represented
Annette Schoemehl, called that
assertion “way over the top.”
But attorneys, employers and
insurers alike agree the ruling is
likely to drive up the cost of some
workers' compensation cases _
and thus also the cost of insurance charged to employers. The
unanswerable question is how
large those costs will be.
A look at Schoemehl's case
provide at least a glimpse of the
costs.
Fred Schoemehl had been
due payments of $221.26 a week.
As a result of the ruling, Annette
Schoemehl, 65, will be due at least
three years' worth of payments _
amounting to about $41,000 plus
interest, at the time of the Jan. 9
Supreme Court ruling. She also
will be due $221.26 for each additional week of her own life.
And Annette Schoemehl won't
be the only one to benefit.
“This (decision) will apply to
others _ there's no doubt about
that,” Christianson said.
The opinion written by
Supreme Court Judge Richard
Teitelman cited a section of law
stating that injury payments shall
cease when an employee dies of
an unrelated cause, “unless there
are surviving dependents at the
time of death.” Teitelman then
cited another section of law defining en “employee who has been
injured” but dies to “also include
his dependents.”
As such, Teitelman concludes,
Annette Schoemehl became the
injured “employee” after her husband died. Following that reasoning, dependent children also
would be eligible for workers'
compensation payments after the
death of a parent or guardian.
Insurance companies already
calculate injured employees'
average life expectancies when
accounting for how much money
they likely will receive. But factoring in the life expectancies of their
spouses or children is more complicated and certainly would drive
up the costs, said Steve Millikan,
vice president of Columbia-based
Missouri Employers Mutual
Insurance.
The bottom line: workers'
compensation insurers will have
to charge more to employers, he
said. But it's too soon to say
whether those premiums will rise
by a significant or minimal
amount, Millikan said.
The costs to employers may be
limited because the Supreme
Court ruling applies only to survivors of injured people who suffered total (as opposed to partial)
disabilities that were permanent
(as opposed to temporary) in
nature.
Missouri Employers Mutual is
one of the largest workers' compensation insurers in the state. Yet
since it opened in March 1995, the
company has averaged just five
permanent, total disability cases a
year, Millikan said. And in that
time, just two people have died of
causes unrelated to their injuries.
(When workers later die because
of their injuries, their survivors
already are due benefits under
state law.)
Cape Girardeau attorney Mike
Moroni leads The Missouri Bar's
workers' compensation committee and previously presided over
workers' compensation cases as a
state administrative law judge. As
a result of the Supreme Court ruling, Moroni said he may seek
more money for clients who have
permanent, total disability cases.
“This is a big change in the law
_ no question about it,” Moroni
said. But “in the long-run, I don't
think it's going to make that big of
a difference.”
“Granted, there will be more
money paid out,” Moroni said,
but not as a huge percentage of
the total workers' compensation
benefits.
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February, 2007
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The new my5 model is available in silver, white or black and
offers a preset frequency level of
35 hertz, high and low amplitude
settings, and a maximum load
capacity of 300 lbs. The my5 is
available for $4,500.00 at
www.mypowerplate.com.
The
Power-Plate’s
“Acceleration Training” gives you
the same benefits as other methods, in less time, with less effort.
It’s designed to promote peak
muscle contractions and critical
blood flow with a technology
called
Advanced
Vibration
Technology (AVT) known as
“whole body vibration”. It produces mechanical vibrations that
use the body’s innate, reflexive
response to disruptions in stability by triggering muscle contractions that stiffen and stabilize the
body to keep it from falling. It generates 30-50 vibrations per second
creating what feels like a buzzing
sensation — muscle contractions
occur for each and every vibration. This muscular activity does
the job, but is recommended for
limited 10-15 minute sessions,
three to four times per week.
The manufacturer purports
the Power-Plate provides additional benefits like increased
bone density, increased release
of key wellness hormones such
as serotonin, testosterone and
Human Growth Hormone
(HGH), increased postural balance, increased circulation
throughout the body and
increased circulation to the skin
reducing the appearance of cellulite.
According to the manufacturer, AVT mechanisms were
originally developed in the
1970’s by Russian Olympic
coaches. Van der Meer’s later
successful use of The PowerPlate with Dutch Olympic athletes spurred its widespread use
by athletic trainers. Research
data to support the claims made
by the company is available on
their website.
TRX Suspension Trainer -200 exercises for $150
Randy Hetrick, Founder of
Fitness Anywhere conceived the
TRX Suspension Trainer when he
was a Navy Seal special operations commander in search of a
viable solution to keep his soldiers in peak physical condition
while deployed in the most
resource-deprived of environments.
Now this cutting edge fitness
product that weighs less than
two pounds and folds into the
size of a shoe is being used by
celebrity/top athlete trainers like
Todd Durkin, Gunnar Peterson,
and Juliet Kaska with their clients
such as Ladainian Tomlinson,
Sylvester Stallone, and Stacy
Keibler respectively.
With over 200 exercises to
choose from that all heavily
engage core/stabilizer muscles,
the TRX can be used in the gym,
outdoors, on the road, or inside
your hotel room for a uniquely
challenging workout proven to
bring results…even for us civilians.
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February, 2007
TECHNOLOGY/LIFESTYLE
Apple’s revolutionary new iPhone
While it’s true that some Western asian
cellular phones already have many or all
of the features of Apple’s new iPhone,
none have the sleek uber-cool iPod looks
or the revolutionary touch screen navigation — and it’s bundled OS X (10) applications.
It’s also got unbelievable technologies
like an accelerometer— it can tell which
way you have the device turned, portrait
or landscape, and then change the display
on the fly. A proximity sensor can tell
when you have it next to your face— it
dims the screen and pauses an media you
have playing when you use the phone.
There’s also voice recognition and quickas-a-flash conference calling from your
address book— which, like the music,
media and everything else onboard can
be synced to your PC with the USB 2.0 or
Bluetooth 2.0 EDR interfaces. Oh, and it
sports all of the usual features of a smart
phone— e-mail, web browsing, SMS texting, push mail, and more. But you can’t
get it just yet, you’ll have to wait until June,
or when the trademark battle is
resolved— it’s hard to say. The cost? A
mere $599 for 4GB storage with a two-year
Cingular Wireless exclusive data contract.
$699 if you want the version that ships
with 8GB of storage— also available only
with the two-year service contract.
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Fascinating gadgets and gizmos
for the kid in all of us
Apple’s $299 iTV wireless media device
The $299 iTV is available now. No, it’s
not a TV, it’s the little box in front of it. If
you’ve just downloaded your favorite
program, movie, music video — whatever, instead of huddling around in front of
your monitor, you sync the media to your
iTV, and watch it in widescreen glory with
a bowl of popcorn, if you choose. The iTV
connects to your TV via an HDMI (High
Definition Multi-media
Interface) port or compnent video and audio. It
has built-in 802.11 Wi-fi
wireless
connectivity,
allowing you to “sync”
media of any kind to it
from any Wi-fi enabled
Mac or PC computer. It
allows you to play any
content you’ve added to
your iTunes library on
said PC.
Why is this a big deal?
Folks use iTunes to playback all kinds of content.
Until this and similar
wireless devices hit the
market, getting the stuff
to the big screen in the
living room was problematic and usually
required burning discs of some sort.
The iTV will let you send virtually any
material from any computer (think laptop playing a Powerpoint presentation to
a projection screen in a boardroom down
the hall) to any connected TV or device
that supports component or HDMI video
input— wirelessly.
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February, 2007
New golf-wear for Spring from top clothing lines
MONTEGO MON
Newport Sportswear has
expanded its clothing lines for
Spring. According to Barnum
Mow, president and CEO, there
will now be more elements to
the company’s Montego Mon
brand for men, “Karen
Neuberger” and “Koi” for
women, and “Neutral “for
young men.
“Several
years
ago,
Montego Mon was just a silk
camp shirt line,” says Mow. “We
became very one-dimensional,
when it came time to sell the
fall season line. So we came up
with four elements to that
brand.”
Montego Resort, which has
a very island-inspired look, is
comprised of “basically anything you can wear to a resort,”
says Mow. That includes camp
shirts, shorts, sandals, boxers,
pants, swimwear, ties and garment-dyed and screen-printed
tees. The line is being sold to
resorts, airport shops and
upscale department stores.
Montego Golf features double-mercerized cotton knit
shirts, woven shirts, pima cotton pants and shorts, cashmere
sweaters and vests, and rainproof outerwear. Says Mow, “It’s
a very high-end product, with
“tasty” finishes and colors.
With our competitors moving
into performance apparel,
we’ve decided to go more
sportswear-driven. This line
can be worn on- or off-course,
at the office, on vacation, whatever— it doesn’t look like a golf
line.” Montego Golf is being
sold to green-grass golf pro
shops and selected department
stores.
Montego Sport is a denimfriendly line that includes
denim pants, linen shorts,
long-sleeve wovens, linen
shirts, linen-constructed blazers and contemporary polos.
“This line has a nice cut,” says
Mow. “It’s really meant to get
you out of the resort and golf
looks, and into more of an
everyday mode. It’s clothing
that you’ll probably wear on
the weekends or when you go
out to dinner.”
Finally, Montego Signature
is a sophisticated, Tour-type of
line that includes blazers, cashmere sweaters, wool gabardine
pants and woven shirts. “It’s
more formal type of wear with
a contemporary flair,” says
Mow.
FAIRWAY AND GREENE
Fairway and Greene’s retail
offerings for Spring and
Summer feature new styles and
colors for men and women,
with casual course wear and
outerwear that looks great on
and off the links.
New styles in water-resistant
outerwear including a pullover
that converts to a vest with zipoff sleves, a full length zip
bomber jacket and a vest that
pulls over. A goat suede car coat
Fairways and Greene keeps colors and fabrics soft for Spring including
these shirt/sweater combos found exclusively in pro shops.
Newport Sportswear’s Montego Golf line features luxurious fabrics and
sophisticated styles for more than just golf.
versatile as a blazer or jacket.
“Fairway & Greene is known
for its color, its attention to
detail and its uncompromising
quality. We think that by
focusing on all these elements
and improving our fit – that we
will begin to set ourselves apart
in the Ladies business, where
price, inferior quality and
inconsistent sizing have dominated.”
Women’s Spring features two
collections, Spring Fling and
Fun in the Sun— light blue,
cocoa, lemon, classic white in
lightweight cotton/nylon solid
color skirts, shorts and capris.
Ptinted skirts, plaids, bermudas as well as Pima cotton
Cable Sweaters in a multitude
of colors and models combine
to create a recipe for success.
Men can look for the tries
and true classics in traditional
designs as well as exciting new
strip patterns and colors.
Sweaters in Merino wool, the
English Holiday Group with
unique knits with cashmere
and alpaca sweaters.Fairway
and Greene, is the industry’s
premiere clothier, exclusive to
upscale green grass proshops.
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Robinson wins Clubmaker Spa Shiki massage therapists receive
of the Year Award
advanced bodywork training
The Missouri Sports Hall of
Fame, founded by John Q.
Hammons in 1994, has selected
Irl Robinson, Golf Clubmakers
Association's
Worldwide
Clubmaker of the Year, to receive
their Achievement Award in
recognition of his GCA win.
Robinson was awarded the
GCA's highest honor, Worldwide
Clubmaker of the Year in
December. The Missouri Sports
Hall of Fame awards ceremony
takes place February 11th at the
University Plaza Convention
Center in Springfield, MO.
Irl Robinson is the Business
Journal's expert source for custom clubmaking and fitting. He
has been featured in a series of
how-to GolfTECH articles. Irl's
Custom Golf is located in
Clinton, MO.
Lake Ozark, MO— Spa Shiki
massage therapists recently
received advanced massage
training in rolfing. Rolfing is a
sophisticated bodywork therapy
that uses deep muscular manipulation, massage and sports
therapy techniques to release
restrictions in the body’s connective tissue network, the fascia.
This release helps to realign and
readjust the body to its original
natural state and can help to
restore health. Noah Steven
Karrasch, an international bodywork instructor, led the training
for all 12 Spa Shiki massage therapists.
Karrasch was trained as a
Rolfer through the Rolf Institute
in Boulder, Co. and achieved certification in 1984. Karrasch’s
instruction complements and
enhances Spa Shiki therapists’
knowledge of the body, advancing the level of service and thera-
py they provide to guests.
The following Spa Shiki staff
members attended the training:
Melissa Bell, Todd Borron, Karen
Corn, Stephanie Hensel, Lori
Howell, Pat Hunter, Andrea
Johnson, Wendy Perrigoue, Kris
Reinholdt,
Carol
Schien,
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For more information on Spa
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THE-LAKE.
Ask your mortgage
professional
Question: I was listening to the
radio and heard a tax tip concerning
Private Mortgage Insurance; however
they did not give a lot of detail. Will
you be able to explain how I know if
this will apply to me, will my mortgage
insurance now be deductible on my
tax return? I am not sure if this is true
will you please explain.
Answer: Yes, President Bush
signed the Mortgage Insurance
Deductibility Bill into law. This means
the law is effective for the 2007 tax
year on purchase and refinance loans
closed on or after January 1, 2007. This
will not apply to Mortgage Insurance
on Mortgage Loans already existing;
only Mortgage Loans closed after
January 1, 2007. You must also meet
the Adjusted Gross Income guidelines
of $100,000 or less for married filing
jointly, or $50,000 for filing single.
This new tax deduction will make
homes more affordable in 2007 by
allowing home buyers to write off premiums for Private Mortgage Insurance
(PMI) and Government Mortgage
Insurance. For those families who cannot afford to put 20 percent down and
are forced to pay mortgage insurance
this is a welcomed relief. Mortgage
interest has been deductible for a long
time, now with the mortgage interest
and mortgage insurance deductible it
will allow more Americans to use the
benefit of owning a home on their tax
returns. Making the cost of mortgage
insurance tax deductible makes homeownership within reach of more
Americans who want to own their
own home.
If you have a Home Equity Line of
Credit (HELOC) or a Second Mortgage
with a rate that may go up in the coming year you may consider consolidating your loans even if it exceeds 80
percent loan to value. The Mortgage
Insurance deductibility may offset the
cost of refinancing especially if your
rate on the HELOC or Second
Mortgage relates to more money paid
out than the Mortgage Insurance will
cost. Check with your Tax Preparer to
verify your eligibility of using
Mortgage Insurance as a tax deduction on your tax return. This is especially important for you to know
whether or not you have enough
deductions to use Itemized
Deductions. Knowing if you qualify for
the deduction will facilitate your
Mortgage Planner in recommending
the best loan program to fit your needs
based on the facts that directly affect
your finances. If you are in a position
where your Mortgage Insurance can
be deductible, work with a Mortgage
Professional to evaluate the pros and
cons of refinancing your current mortgage; find out if it would be beneficial
to refinance. Will you save money that
you are currently paying in Mortgage
Insurance that is not deductible
because you closed your loan prior to
January 1, 2007? Work with a
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February, 2007
With Larry Salsman
PGA Pro, Sycamore Creek
BUNKER
LIES
by Darrel Willman
This installment of “Problem
Shots” is the blocked or
obstructed shot. A great lie,
perhaps, close to the pin
maybe, but there’s something
right in the way. Usually it’s a
tree, they’re notorious for being
an absolute impediment to a
shot. Smaller obstacles are far
easier to get over/around. Larry
Salsman, Director of Golf at
Sycamore Creek Golf Course
and PGA Pro, takes us through
the types of shots we can
expect and how to deal with
them.
Larry says, “I’ll play with different friends, and it’s amazing
— in a situation where they
normally hit a sand wedge,
they’ll go ahead and pull it out
anyway trying to hit it low. The
club is going to do what the loft
is going to let it do. So they try
to hit it two feet high with a
sand wedge and it’s just not
made to do that. That’s why
they make other golf clubs— to
do these shots.”
Larry echoes the conventional wisdom behind problem
shots and course management.
The right club for the shot.
When your wedge will normally carry 100 yards with a high,
soft arc, there is no reason to
assume hitting it softer will
magically produce a lower trajectory. There are techniques
for addressing the ball that
allow you to effectively lower
the loft for a club, but the best
swing is always the simplest.
Choosing a club that is
designed to produce a lower,
flatter trajectory is the key in
this instance. Larry explains.
“ Whenever I come to a
“punt” shot like this, I need to
keep it low. All I do is basically
back up to another club.
Normally I would hit a sand
wedge to chip, but I may go
back to a seven iron or maybe
even a five in order to keep it
low— to get it the right height,
to just get it started.”
Of course if you are within
chipping distance and you use
a five iron, it is designed to produce a flatter shot with greater
distance than a wedge.
Choking up on the club allows
you to take a swing that will
produce a shorter shot. Larry
says, “You don’t have to hit it
like a full five iron. You choke it
down like it is a sand wedge, or
choke it down like it’s a putter.
Just take a little putter swing at
it— you’ll be surprised. Make
sure you hit the ball first, and
let the loft of the club do it’s job.
You need a lower loft? Three
iron, four iron. You need a higher loft? Sand wedge, nine iron.
You still have to accelerate
through the shot, that’s the
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The yellow line indicates the direction Larry wants to go out of the rough,
the white dotted line shows he’ll have to keep it low and just get it back out
into play in order to minimize the damage. Note the flag next to the tree
trunk. He has to line up right of the landing — lies from the rough have a
tendancy to pull left.
main thing.”
A quick look at the picture
explains the approach. Keep it
under the canopy of the tree,
get out of the light, but hard
packed rough, and then let the
ball run for the green.
Remembering from our piece
on rough that balls from these
lies like to hook, you’ll need to
setup as Larry has, with his line
right of the intended target.
Ball impact here is critical, hitting the ball first, and with a
firm grip to minimize the
amount the grass and rough
will grab the club.
“I see a lot of people trying to
hit a punt shot and they’ll try to
hit “down” on the ball to get it
out of that nasty lie,” Larry
explains, “which is fine, you
still want to hit down on it, but
not as an abbreviated shot. If
you chop at it, you’ll create
more back spin, getting the ball
higher, which is not what you
want in this situation. I’ve seen
people hit this shot and leave
themselves in nearly the same
spot they were to begin with.”
Sometimes the right club for
the shot is one you wouldn’t
imagine says Salsman, “I’ve
been made fun of because I’ve
hit drivers out of the rough—
because I know I can rarely hit
them high, and in those
instances I needed to stay three
feet off the ground— I knew I’d
never get a driver higher than
three feet. Be experimental,
don’t be scared.”
Beside the correct club
selection and the shortened
distance (in this case), the idea,
Larry explains, is to get the ball
back into play and minimize
the damage to your score.
“Get out in one. Get out
safely. For instance, we’re kind
of blocked by the tree. I could
think, ‘maybe I could squeeze
my shot just past it by about six
inches and I’d only be three
feet from the pin.’ Instead of
taking that shot that you may
actually make only one time
out of ten, go ahead and knock
it on the green. Then one or
two putt, make your bogey and
walk away. Because if you hit
the trunk of the tree, you might
knock it in the rough again,
then make an eight or a ten.
You’re wasting strokes and
nobody needs that. Just get it
out and go on. Because a lot of
things can happen. You might
knock it on the green and still
salvage a putt for par.” ■
February, 2007
Bushnell expands Pinseeker Laser Rangefinder
product line to include new Medalist TM
Overland Park, KS— On the
heels of the most successful
golf sales year in history,
Bushnell Outdoor Products,
makers of the number one laser
rangefinder
on
Tour,
announced the release of the
Medalist, a compact measuring
device that will be offered at a
The Bushnell Medalist will offer similar performance to the Pinseeker, but at an improved price point.
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lower price point and provide
more golfers with the opportunity to know the exact distance
on every shot.
Like its predecessor the
PinSeeker 1500, which catapulted the company to record
sales growth in 2006, the
Medalist is equipped with
PinSeeker technology and will
combine pinpoint accuracy
and consistency enabling the
user to range up to 300 yards
+1- one yard to the flag without
the use of reflectors.
“As our research and development continues to innovate,
we are able to provide consumers with PinSeeker technology at a lower price point,”
said Bushnell Product Manager
Jordan
Vermillion.
“The
Medalist is an example of our
innovation and we look forward to creating exciting new
technologies that will consistently put Bushnell on the cutting edge of this field.”
Since last year’s introduction
of
the
PinSeeker
1500
Tournament and Slope Edition,
sales have soared in greengrass and off-course retail
shops. Bushnell expects continued success as the Medalist
will reach a whole new group of
avid golfers.
“The Medalist provides an
attractive price point for a
broader range of the golfing
public,” said Jason Seeman,
Golf Sales Manager at Bushnell.
“Bushnell continues to offer
golfers seeking premium highend
products
with
the
PinSeeker 1500 rangefinders,
which are capable of ranging
distances from five to 1,600
yards.”
Weighing just 9 oz., the
Medalist is 1 .7x4.5x3.8 in size
and is ready to be used right
out-of-the-box, allowing it to
be played at 100% of the courses around the world without
the need for reflectors.
Powered by a 9-volt battery,
the lightweight Medalist boasts
a 4x magnification and features
a rubber armoring, making the
product easy to grip. It also
comes with a premium carrying case.
The Bushnell Medalist is
available for $299.
For more information on the
Bushnell family of laser
rangefinders, including the
exciting new Medalist, visit the
company’s new website at
www.bushnellgolf.com.
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February, 2007
Adams Golf introduces Insight Drivers, Fairway Woods
Plano, TX— Adams Golf
(OTCBB: ADGO) gives golfers
more distance and increased forgiveness through unprecedented MOI (Moment of Inertia)
measurements, and by utilizing
industry-first
construction
methods in its new Insight series
of drivers and fairway woods
Insight BUL, Insight BTY and
Insight Belle.
We’ve developed these new
drivers and fairway woods that
are very unique in their design
and construction, said Chip
Brewer, Adams Golf CEO and
President. We created the BUL
line for the golfers who need
more accuracy and, in turn,
more distance. The BTY driver
and fairway wood are designed
for better players who like traditional and tour-inspired shaping
and low spin rates, even at high
clubhead speeds. And the Belle
driver and fairway wood are
specifically engineered to fit the
game of the female golfer.
Insight BUL Driver
- Engineers developed the
Insight BUL driver to achieve a
MOI of 5,000 resulting in more
forgiveness, and through this
forgiveness, more accuracy and
distance.
- Using geometric shaping,
the perimeter of the BUL Driver
is dramatically expanded which
spreads discretionary mass as far
away from the Center of Gravity
(CG) as possible. This increases
the MOI to 5,000 for better clubhead stability and increased
accuracy and forgiveness. This
method is considered, Thinking
Inside The Box.
- Insight BUL is available with
lofts of 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 12.5 and HL.
The stock shaft offering is the
Aldila
Speedline
65-gram
graphite shaft. A Senior’s model
driver is also available in lofts of
10.5, 12.5 and 15 degrees.
With the Insight BUL Driver,
we were able to maximize the
two important MOI measurements of the clubhead; MOIy,
the vertical axis, and MOIx, the
horizontal axis, said Tim Reed,
Vice President of Research and
Development. By strategically
shaping and weighting the clubhead we were able to increase
the stability for increased forgiveness while producing a CG
location for optimal launch con-
ditions.
Insight BUL Fairway Wood
- The easy-to-hit Insight BUL
Fairway Wood, constructed of an
innovative combination of a
one-piece titanium cup face and
crown, power-brazed to a stainless steel chassis, produces the
hottest ball flight in its class.
- Titanium face and crown
power-brazed to a stainless steel
body the first and only fairway
wood manufactured this way.
- With high COR and low CG it
was designed to have the hottest
ball flight of any fairway wood on
the market.
- It also offers the highest MOI
in its class for maximum forgiveness and easy to hit shots.
- The patented Upside down
Technology in the clubface delivers more effective hitting area.
- Available models include the
Strong 3, 3, 5, and 7-wood. The
Aldila
Speedline
75-gram
graphite shaft is the stock shaft.
Additionally, the Insight BTY
Driver and Fairway Wood will be
available for better players who
appreciate more control, forgiveness, conservative shaping and
optional custom features.
Insight BTY Driver
- Insight BTY is built for better
players who want versatility and
high performance in a golf club.
- The tour-preferred, classic
shape of the 460cc clubhead provides increased forgiveness.
- The stiff tip Grafalloy 65gram ProLaunch Red shaft creates the ultimate combination of
power and a penetrating ball
flight.
- To customize swing weight,
an adjustable weight port is posi-
tioned in the sole.
- The stiff tip Grafalloy 75gram ProLaunch Red shaft creates the ultimate combination of
power and a penetrating ball
flight.
- Available models include the
Strong 3, 3, 5 and 7-wood.
Adams Golf also introduces its
first premium driver designed by
and for women. The Insight Belle
Driver and Fairway Wood feature
lightweight materials and attractive, confidence-inspiring aes-
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tioned in the sole.
- Ultra-thin .4mm rolled titanium transfers weight from the
crown to the adjustable weight
port in the sole.
- Insight BTY is available with
lofts of 8.5, 9.5 and 10.5 degrees.
Insight BTY Fairway Wood
- The compact, low-profile
shape is tailored for the better
player.
- A titanium face and crown is
power-brazed to a stainless steel
body, which is not only an industry first but makes BTY one of the
hottest fairway woods on the
market.
- To customize swing weight,
an adjustable weight port is posi-
thetics that appeals to female
w
golfers.
Insight Belle Driver
- Uniquely designed for
women, the Insight Belle Driver
isn't just a version of the men s it
s built for women.
- Lightweight and easy-to-hit.
- Stylish color and markings.
- Conservative shaping.
- High launch that results in
longer drives.
- Insight Belle is available with
lofts of 11 and 14 degrees. The
Adams 45-gram Speedline G45
graphite shaft by Aldila is the
stock shaft along with the
Women’s Winn G8 grip.
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February, 2007
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Adams Golf fairways, woods
continued from previous page
Insight Belle Fairway Wood
- An industry-first combination of a one-piece titanium
cup face and crown powerbrazed with a stainless steel
chassis creates a powerful mix
of distance and accuracy that
you need in a fairway wood.
- Low-profile design provides a high-launch angle for
increased distance and better
results.
- Available models include
the 3, 5, 7 and 9-wood. The
stock shaft is the 45-gram
Adams Speedline G45 graphite
shaft by Aldila.
The entire Insight series of
drivers and fairway woods will
begin shipping to golf shops
Feb. 1, 2007. Suggested retail
prices for Insight BUL and Belle
Drivers is $399.99; for Insight
BTY Drivers, $429.99; for
Insight BUL and Belle Fairway
Woods, $249.99; for Insight BTY
Fairway Woods, $279.99.
For more information about
Insight, including shaft, grip,
loft specifications, please visit
our website at www.adamsgolf.com.
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Adams new InSight fairway wood features Ti brazed face.
Aerotech SteelFiber
offered as new custom
option at Srixon
Bellingham, WA— Aerotech
Golf, the golf industry leader in
composite shaft innovation,
announces that its SteelFiber
iron shafts are now available as
custom shaft options for Srixon’s
Pro100 irons and the new I-506
irons. SteelFiber shafts are
renowned for their high-performance engineering and their
ability to provide the power of a
graphite shaft with the stability
and control of a steel shaft.
“We’re very excited that
SteelFiber shafts are now part of
the custom options at Srixon,
one of world’s premium golf club
manufacturers,” says Chris
Hilleary, president of Aerotech
Golf. “Srixon is extremely wellknown for its commitment to
providing golfers with high-performance golf equipment, and
we welcome them as a valued
supplier of Aerotech Golf shafts.”
SteelFiber shafts feature a
high-modulus graphite core and
more than 59 miles of steel fiber
covering the surface of each
shaft, providing golfers with the
power of graphite and the stability of steel. While the shaft’s
graphite core provides vibration
dampening, increased clubhead
speed and maximum distance,
the steel fibers produce a optimum weighting for a solid feel at
impact and add stability and
control for pinpoint accuracy.
The SteelFiber iron shafts are
produced in weights of 75, 85, 95
and 110 grams, plus a 125 gram
wedge specific shaft, and are
available in a variety of flexes.
“A premium brand, like
Srixon, doesn’t win on pro tours
around the world without providing superior products,” says
Marty Olinger , Srixon’s executive
vice president of sales, “and, it
was our dedication to providing
superior products that first
attracted us to Aerotech.
Aerotech golf shafts, such as the
SteelFiber iron shaft, provide
innovative technology that can
truly enhance a player’s performance.”
Aerotech Golf specializes in
uniquely engineered, performance-enhancing golf shafts and
has supplied shafts to such
renowned golf club manufactures as Cleveland Golf, Adams
Golf, Fenwick, Lynx, and Zevo
among many others. By launching its own branded golf shafts in
2002, Aerotech quickly became
known as a producer of some of
the most innovative, high-quality golf shafts on the market. For
more information on Aerotech
Golf and its products, please call
888.733.8988
or
visit
www.aerotechgolfshafts.com.
Headquartered
in
Bellingham, Wash., Aerotech
Golf designs and manufactures
high-performance golf shafts,
including the award-winning
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February, 2007
Paul’s Supermarket
Food and
Beverage Report
With Steven Hermann
Fries is proud to Fry
Trans Fat FREE!
Trans fat has been in the news,
but besides hearing about who is
banning it and that it is bad for you,
the fine details have been left out by
the major media outlets. Paul’s
Supermarket is trans fat free and cholesterol free. I felt that I needed to
cut the trans fat from my deli fryers.
The decision was easy to make after
researching the effects trans fat has
on your health. What I found about
industrially created trans fat is pretty
alarming and these are the trans fats
I will talk about.
There are two types of trans fat,
naturally occurring and industrially
created (the ones to worry about) as
a result of a side effect of partial
hydrogenation of plant oils. Partial
hydrogenation changes a fat’s molecular structure resulting in a proportion of the changed fat becoming
trans fat. This process began in 1911,
so we have been consuming trans fat
for almost 100 years.
Trans fats are neither required nor
beneficial for health. Eating trans fat
increases the risk of coronary heart
disease. For these reasons, health
authorities worldwide recommend
that consumption of trans fat to be
reduced to trace amounts. Trans fats
from partially hydrogenated oils are
generally considered to be more of a
health risk than those occurring naturally.
The fact that trans fat increases
the risk of coronary heart disease was
reason enough to find frying oil that
was trans fat free. So I went to my
suppliers and found frying oil that
was not only trans fat free, but cholesterol free!
While I can only directly effect
what I use to make my freshly prepared food, I am unable to change
how certain prepackaged products
are produced. The good news though
is that as of January 1st, 2006 the
FDA requires food manufacturers to
list trans fat on Nutrition Facts panels. This is a great step forward in
identifying what products contain
trans fat, so you can make an educated purchasing decision.
Although trans fats are bad, other
fats are beneficial for you, such as
mono- and polyunsaturated fats like
olive oil, canola oil, soybean oil, sunflower oil and corn oil. The key is to
read the Nutritional Facts panel,
choosing foods lower in saturated
fat, trans fat and cholesterol.
Consider fish which contains omega3 fatty acids. Choose lean meats such
as poultry (without skin), lean beef
and pork. When you are out to eat
ask which fats are being used in the
preparation of your food. And always
watch calories!
This is a highlight about a complex topic. In an effort to bring
awareness to the serious implications
from consumption of trans fat, this is
only that, an effort. It is important to
consult your physician about the best
diet practices suitable to you, and it is
helpful to be informed when you visit
your physician.
February, 2007
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New Lake of the Ozarks golf guide ready; golf council begins golf show season
Lake of the Ozarks, MO—
The Lake of the Ozarks Golf
Council’s 2007 Lake of the
Ozarks Golf Guide now is available, as the Golf Council begins
its participation in golf shows
throughout the Midwest.
The 2007 Lake of the Ozarks
Golf Guide provides complete
information about 14 public
and semi-private courses in the
Lake area. It includes photographs, descriptions and a locator map, along with data on tee
boxes, par, yardage and
rating/slope for each course.
Also included is information on
fees, membership, and contacts.
The guide features information about area lodging facilities
that participate in the Golf
Council’s popular Golf-ARound Package program.
The Golf Council kicked off a
seven-stop season of golf shows
in Springdale, Ark., on Jan. 12.
Golf Council members also will
represent the Lake at shows in
St. Louis and Kansas City; Tulsa,
Okla.; Madison and Milwaukee,
Wis.; and Chicago, Ill.
Steve Walker, executive director of the Lake of the Ozarks Golf
Council, explains that the shows’
selection is based on information
gathered at Lake-area golf courses. “We collect data on where
golfers are from, their ZIP code,
and what time of year they visit,”
he says. “Our research tells us
where our best markets are. For
example, we know that in-season
golfers come from west of Kansas
City and east of St. Louis. And
because our spring is earlier and
our fall lasts longer, we also see a
lot of golfers from Iowa,
Nebraska, Wisconsin and the
Chicago area. As a result, we do a
lot of marketing in those areas.”
What’s more, Walker notes,
“we are a drive-to destination, so
we exhibit at golf shows within
drivable distance and where we
know golfers are coming from.”
At each show, Golf Council representatives talk with golfers about
the Lake’s appeal, and hand out
the new Golf Guide and other
Lake information. The Golf
Council also collects entries for a
drawing to win a Lake Golf
Getaway package including two
Women’s Council of
Realtors host
installation banquet
The Lake of the Ozarks
Chapter of the Women’s Council
of Realtors hosted their annual
installation banquet at Plaza III
restaurant located at Old
Kinderhook.
Over fifty members, guests
and affiliates attended the event
as officers from 2006 were honored and the 2007 officers were
installed.
The installation was conducted by Bonnie Schumaker the
2007 State President and
Governor.
Local officers installed were:
President - Angie Terry
President-Elect - Georgie
Andy
Vice President of Membership
– Bonnie Burton
Secretary – Jamie Golka
Treasurer – Lynn Farrell
Committee Chairs appointed
were:
Membership – Bonnie Burton
Finance/Budget – Lynn Farrell
Ways & Means – Sabrina
White
Education/Programs – Nancy
Williams
By Laws – Nancy Rogers
Marketing/Public Relations –
Mike Terry
Strategic Planning – Nancy
Williams
Affiliate Sponsorship – Natalie
Barfield
W.C. R. is comprised of both
men and women as well as business affiliates.
They meet monthly working
together with education and
training keeping their members
abreast of today’s competitive
market.
W. C. R. also is involved with
assisting other organizations
such as Citizens Against
Domestic Violence and Habitat
for Humanity.
W. C. R. 2007 officers from left
to right. Lynn Farrell, Jamie
Golka, Bonnie Burton, Georgie
Aldy and Angie Terry.
Nancy Williams recaps her
year as 2006 President.
nights’ stay at a Lake-area resort
and two rounds of golf at a challenging course.
In addition to attending golf
shows, the Golf Council advertises regionally in golf magazines
and on TV during PGA events,
and on radio in the Kansas City
and St. Louis metro areas. “We
don’t have a huge budget so we
target media that reach golfers
and track the results,” Walker
says.
With budget limitations, one
key to the Golf Council’s success
is strong support from the Lake-
area community, notes Paul
Leahy, Golf Council president.
“Lake-area businesses and chambers of commerce understand
the benefits golfing brings and
they’re a big help in our promotions,” he says.
In addition to lodging facilities, golf visitors benefit Lakearea restaurants, retailers, attractions, marinas and other businesses. “The Golf Council’s marketing activities bring thousands
of golfers to the Lake area,” Leahy
says. “They all have to stay
somewhere and eat and fill their
time between golf games. Many
of them bring their spouses and
families along and that adds even
more to the Lake’s economy.”
Golf Council programs –
including the annual Golf Guide
and participation in golf shows –
are partially funded through a
cooperative marketing partnership with the Missouri Division of
Tourism. The Council also
works closely with the Tri-County
Lodging Association and the Lake
of the Ozarks Convention &
Visitor Bureau.
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February, 2007
SCORE offers small business
workshops for Spring 2007
Caesar Salads
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The Lake of the Ozarks SCORE
Chapter is providing a series of
educational programs for small
businesses this spring. These
workshops are designed to provide information about owning
or managing a business. The
workshops are sponsored by
SCORE and the Camdenton
Chamber of Commerce.
For additional information
regarding class content, check
our
web
site
lakeozark.scorechapter.org
Cost: $25 per session per student. All sessions are held at the
Lake Career & Technical School
in Camdenton and run from 6:00
to 8:30 p.m. Call the school at
(573) 346-9271 to register for one
or all of the sessions.
• Keeping Your Business Plan
Current – March 15
Your Business Plan is Your
Roadmap to Success. . . Are you
thinking of starting a new business? Have you outgrown your
original plan? Or considering
reevaluating your business
assumptions? Continuous planning significantly increases your
chances of success. This workshop will guide you through the
steps for rethinking your goals
for your business. Put your new
vision into an updated business
plan using the techniques outlined in this workshop and use
this to breathe more life into
your plans for the future of your
business.
• Finance for the NonFinancial Owner or Manager –
April 12
This is not a rehash of high
school accounting – this is an
opportunity for you to learn
about the financial factors that
drive the financial health of your
company. Make better business
decisions by learning about their
impact on the bottom line. In
this workshop, you will become
familiar with financial statements, the importance of cash
flow and break-even analysis.
Also, learn how to control costs,
manage receivables and inventory and evaluate your company’s performance. This session
will be lead by Brian Stanley, a
SCORE Counselor with 36 years
of finance and accounting experience as a CPA and an executive
of an international manufacturing company.
• Improved Sales Productivity
– Owner/Manager’s Guide for
Closing More Sales – April 26
If you are managing a business and want a lively discussion
of how to get more productivity
out of your sales efforts, this is
the workshop.
Put energy,
proven processes, and some sizzle into your sales efforts:
Standards you will want to establish with your employees; Review
proven processes which attract
and entice customers; How to
qualify prospects and turn them
into customers, Analyze confirmed techniques for closing
more sales; How your organization can be more productive and
maximize sales be they walk-in
or when prospecting for customers. These topics and more
will be presented by Randy
Winburn, a SCORE Counselor
with a wide background in retail
sales, training of sales personnel,
sales management, and business
ownership fields.
Quarry struggle
That matter aside, Mayor
Bowen is unsure as to what the
city can do to regulate the quarry.
“I don’t know exactly what we can
do,” he said, “but we’ve got a team
working on it, and we’ll see.”
Regardless of an expansion,
Camden County Stone may continue to operate on its present site
for the foreseeable future. But
Bisogno and his supporters are
intent on finding a way to have
the quarry closed.
“We want them out of there,”
Bisogno says. “We don’t feel they
have a right to go into the middle
of a residential and small business
area and sink a quarry and the
people don’t have a word to say
about it. They are going down so
deep they are jeopardizing our
water supply. They don’t care.
“The property values are going
down, and they are going to hit
bottom. Who in their right mind
would buy a house on the lake
over there, or bring a business
into Sunrise Beach?”
The Business Journal will publish the quarry operator’s views on
the matter in the March issue.
-Ed.
February, 2007
Business and Professional
Women will hold workshop in
March to assist local family
The Heart of the Ozarks
Chapter of Business and
Professional Women (BPW) will
hold a Individual Development
Workshop on Saturday, March 3
at Lake Regional Hospital from 8
am-12:15 pm.
The workshop will feature four
sessions. Each session will last for
two hours; participants can select
two of four sessions offered:
IMPROV FOR BUSINESS:
Creativity and innovation is
one of the top skills needed to
succeed in business. The practice
of improvisation is now included
in the curriculum for many top
business schools. This session,
led by Jennie Ayars, former theatre producer, director and performer and TV comedy writer,
will enhance your ability to be
flexible, quick thinking and creative.
PLANNING YOUR FUTURE:
If you fail to plan, you plan to
fail. Learn tips on making your
business grow, including how to
establish a mission and vision
statement, goals and objectives,
actions steps and a business plan.
Nancee Byington, President of
Creative Dimensions and whose
career experience includes marketing, customer and community
programs
for Monsanto
Company, leads this session
along with Joni Walden, entrepreneur and owner of Blinds and
More. Walden previously worked
in the credit union industry in
strategic and business planning.
HOW DO YOU LEAD
AND INFLUENCE?:
Learn to recognize your
strongest personality preference
and how it can help you lead,
influence, interact and problemsolve. This session requires prework to explore your personal
typology profile. Contact Kris
Campbell, session leader at 573-
348-0777 to complete prework
prior to session. Campbell is
founder and president of
Challenge it Now, and has over 22
years experience in the fields of
organizational development and
behavioral effectiveness.
LOOK LIKE A MILLION
AT WORK:
Learn dozens of quick, affordable tricks to look your best.
Pinpoint styles and colors that
flatter you, and learn how jus 12
garments can create nearly 100
great looks. This session is led by
Nancy Nix-Rice, image and
wardrobe consultant. Nix-Rice is
one of only 109 people worldwide
to hold certification from the
Association of Image Consultants
International.
Choose two workshops for the
low price of $49.00 ($15.00 additional material fee for “How Do
You Lead and Influence). Register
by sending check for $49 to:
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Heart of the Ozarks BPW
P.O. Box 812
Osage Beach, MO 65065
Please indicate which two sessions you plan to attend. For
more information contact Marcy
Blixt at: 573-216-3847
In other chapter news the Heat
of the Ozarks Chapter collected
over $300.00 to help provide
Christmas items to a local family
headed by a female single parent.
The chapter worked with Woman
2 Woman, a local charity with a
mission to empower local
women, to select the family.
Shannon Melton, Local Heart of the Ozarks BPW Chapter Youth and Career
Development Chair, along with BPW member and Woman 2 Women Director
Kim Spangler and Marcy Blixt, BPW Treasurer and Business and Individual
Development Chair, assemble Christmas gift for a local family. The gifts
were provided by the local BPW Chapter.
Page 42
“Helping People
Through Community
Service”
We’re a non-profit, tax-exempt corporation, which serves
as liaison between the community and the correctional
system. Our mission is to provide resources that support
the rehabilitation of offenders, promote public safety, and
increase the quality of life.
106 West Highway 54 (Work Connection)
P.O. Box 986 • Camdenton, Missouri 65020
(573) 346-1766 Ext. 209 • Fax (573) 317-1970
February, 2007
Special Services
• Drug Testing – Official urinalysis by certified substance abuse counselors, with results in 10 minutes.
Test available any time. Available for both public and
private needs.
• Evaluations – One-hour sessions to determine what
level of either Mental Health Services or Substance
Abuse Treatment is needed.
• Private Counseling Sessions – Fifty-minute session
focusing on assisting the client to act more in their
own best interest.
• SATOP/ADEP – substance abuse traffic offenders
program
Education Services (Classes or Groups)
• Substance Abuse Group – two-hour group sessions, which cover the basics of addiction, abuse, and
making better choices.
• Aftercare Group – Its goal is to maintain a successful life in recovery from substances. 12 –26-weeks.
• Anger Management Group – Education, insight &
treatment to persons with aggressive/assault behavior. 12-weeks.
• Financial Management – For persons convicted of
bad check offenses or having difficulty managing
personal finances. 10-weeks.
• Corrective Thinking – Intended to help the student
find appropriated ways of thinking to produce successful results his or her life.
Seminars
One-time events that aim to cover a subject of need
in a concentrated form. Most are 2 or 3 hours.
Victim Impact Panel (VIP): Confronts alcohol and drug
related traffic offenders with the human, emotional
and psychological consequences of their behavior
through presentations by victims sharing their experiences of loss. 2 hours
Financial Management: 3-hour version of the above
seminar for short-term need to control personal
finances.
Magnuson joins Industry
Advisory Council
Lake Ozark, MO— Scot
Magnuson, Manager of HK’s
Restaurant at the Lodge of Four
Seasons, has accepted an invitation from the Missouri
Department of Education’s
Division of Career Education.
Magnuson will participate as a
member of the Industry
Advisory Council. Advisory
Council members assist in
identifying knowledge and
Scot Magnuson
skills needed within the industry, the member represents, as
the department develops programs of study in the Career
Cluster Initiative.
Magnuson is no stranger to
the Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary
Education (DESE). Over the
past four years he has participated as a judge during district
DECA competitions held at the
Lodge of Four Seasons as well
as competitions at the state
level.
DECA was founded 56 years
ago and has rallied support
from government agencies,
industry leaders and students
nation-wide. The objective of
this organization is to support
the development of marketing
and management skills in
career areas such as hospitality,
finance, sales and service, business administration and entrepreneurship.
“Scot has set an excellent
example over the years, both
for the students who have participated and his peers. We are
extremely pleased about his
recent acceptance of this invitation and look forward to
hosting many more DECA
events at the Lodge,” noted
David Griffin, General Manager
of the Lodge of Four Seasons.
The Lodge of Four Seasons
in Lake Ozark, Missouri recently celebrated 43 years at the
Lake of the Ozarks and has
been a strong supporter of
youth education programs for
many years. For additional
information call the Lodge at 1800-THE- LAKE or visit the
w
w e b s i t e :
www.4seasonsresort.com.
Celebrity makeup artist
workshop to benefit CADV
Lake Ozark, MO— Spa Shiki
will sponsor a workshop with
celebrity makeup artist Lori
Neapolitan
on
Monday,
February 12 at 7 p.m. at the
Lodge of Four Seasons. The event
will benefit the Coalition Against
Domestic Violence (CADV).
Neapolitan, an international
stylist and makeup artist, has
worked with a number of
celebrity clients, including Sarah
Jessica Parker, Oprah Winfrey,
Meryl Streep and Nikki Hilton. In
addition, Neapolitan has developed makeup products for major
cosmetic lines and has worked
with Clairol, Loreal and other
international companies to
develop looks for print, platform
and runway work.
During the February 12th session, Neapolitan will discuss the
most recent advancements in
skincare and anti-aging products
and
treatments.
Through
demonstration, she will share
the latest in makeup products
and application techniques and
how they can benefit not only
the way a women looks but also
how they fight against the signs
of aging. Guests will learn how
modern colors and application
techniques and even eyebrows
play such a significant role in creating a youthful, natural look.
Neapolitan will also share
Hollywood secrets used by
celebrities to create a glowing
appearance.
Tickets for the event are $15
per person and include a complimentary glass of wine. All
profits will benefit the CADV.
As part of her visit to Lake
Ozark, Neapolitan will also provide advanced makeup training
for Spa Shiki estheticians.
February, 2007
Page 43
Lake Regional offers high Lake Regional to remain contracted
school nursing camp during with United Healthcare
spring break
Osage Beach, MO— High
school students are invited to
discover the “high-tech, hightouch” profession of nursing at
Spring Break Nursing Camp.
This camp is designed for students who are considering
careers in nursing and want to
learn more. Camp will be held at
Lake Regional Hospital on
Friday, April 6, and Monday, April
9. Hours for both days are 8:00
a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and classes will
be held in Conference Room A.
Participants will have an
opportunity to view various
nursing
departments
and
engage in appropriate care activities. They can also talk to experienced nurses about the profes-
sion, find out about schools of
nursing, meet new people and
have fun! Each participant will
receive a “goody bag” filled with
an assortment of great gifts.
Camp is free but class size is
limited. Acceptance will be
based on an application, transcript, letter of reference and a
one-page written essay. A summer nursing camp will also be
offered July 16-20. Request an
application or learn more by calling Lake Regional Health
System’s Nurse Mentor, Beth
Lucas, at 573-348-8060. The
deadline to apply for the Spring
Break Nursing Camp 2007 is
March 2nd.
Osage Beach, MO— Lake
Regional Health System of
Osage Beach, MO, has reached
an agreement to remain as a
participating provider in the
United Healthcare network.
There will be no interruption of
service for United Healthcare
members. Patients may continue to receive healthcare
from Lake Regional Hospital
and its clinic physicians at their
in-network benefit levels.
Kristen
Prenger,
Lake
Regional’s Director of Managed
Care, explains, “We are pleased
to announce that we will continue our partnership with
United to provide outstanding
healthcare for members of our
community.”
If patients have questions
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Albers named Prudential
2006 top producer
Realtor Mary Albers has been
named the 2006 Top Producer
for Prudential Lake Ozark Realty.
Albers completed more than
$17 million in real estate transactions in 2006.
“Mary is an extremely hard
worker and her success is proof
of that,” Prudential Broker Susan
Spica said. “She goes above and
beyond for every one of her
clients.
A lake native, Mary Albers has
been a realtor since 1994. She is
Vice President of the Bagnell
Dam Association of Realtors and
holds the Accredited Buyers
Representative,
Certified
Residential
Specialist
and
Graduate Realtor Institute designations. Albers is associated with
Prudential Lake Ozark Realty in
Osage Beach.
Grein attends Star
Advance Convention
Lake Ozark, MO— Mike
Grein, CEO of the Tonia Grein
Team, recently attended the
Star Advance Convention, a
Star Power Systems sponsored
event. Star Advance was held
at the Ritz Carlton in Bachelor
Gulch on Beaver Creek
Mountain in Colorado from
November
29
through
December 1.
This event brought top
realtors from all across the
country to share knowledge
and network with one another. Star Advance was a very
successful gathering of top
professionals.
“I was able not only to gain
new information in the real
estate profession but to also
expand on the knowledge I
brought to the event. It is
about benefit coverage, they
should call United Healthcare
at the telephone number listed
on the back of their insurance
cards. If you have questions
about hospital or clinic managed care participation, please
call Kristen Prenger at 573-3488162.
Vacation Guide:
Lake Life:
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& VISITOR
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Restaurant Guide:
Circulation 50,000
INTERNET PROMOTION of your business
• Free extended web listing
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Over 1 million visitors/year
Mike Grein
always exciting to share and
network with the nation’s top
in our field”, noted Grein.
Grein can be reached at the
Tonia Grein Team located at
the Business Highway 54
office in Lake Ozark or by calling 573-365-9700.
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• Website development
• Hosting
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February, 2007
Realtor Becky Vaughan joins
Lake Condo Connection
AdamsBusiness.com
at the Lake
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Realtor Becky Vaughan has
joined the Lake Condo
Connection team of condominium specialists.
Vaughan has a strong business background, having
owned and operated a commercial cleaning business for
17 years. Now she is combining a business owner’s motivation and work ethic with
strong real estate experience
in her new position. She also
knows condominiums inside
out, choosing one for her permanent residence when she
moved to the lake from
Lebanon, Mo. after 13 years as
a weekender.
“Living in a hassle-free
condo lets me maximize my
free time having fun on the
lake,” Vaughan says of her
lifestyle. “I’m really looking
forward to helping others
have the same great experience.”
Lake Condo Connection
Broker Lucy Wheeler says
Vaughan brings a unique per-
Becky Vaughan
spective to her profession.
“Becky really understands the
condo market both as a
lifestyle and as an investment,” Wheeler said.
Lake Condo Connection,
located on Highway 54 in
Osage Beach, is Lake of the
Ozarks only condominiumspecific real estate organization. Broker Lucy Wheeler
holds the coveted National
Association of Realtors Resort
and Second Home Specialist
Certification and is a member
of the Worldwide Recreation
and Resort Sales Council.
Realtor Patty McNally
completes Tax Exchange course
Columbus, OH— Realtor
Patty McNally is working
toward one of real estate’s most
coveted designations, the
Resort and Second-home
Property Specialist.
McNally, who heads up the
residential division of McNally
Properties, recently traveled to
Columbus, Ohio to complete
the portion of RSPS core curriculum focused on Tax
Deferred Exchanges.
“This is an especially interesting course of study for me,”
McNally said. “Many of our
clients are interested in the
advantages of tax Deferred
transactions on their lake property.”
RSPS certification is offered
by the National Association of
Realtors in response to the
growing demand for second
homes and resort properties
which now constitute a third of
real estate transactions nationwide. “Savvy buyers increasingly demand the expertise of a
real estate professional with
proven knowledge of resort and
second-home market condi-
Patty McNally
tions,” Ben Blair, 2005 chair of
the NAR Resort and Second
Home Committee says.
Patty McNally is already one
of the most savvy Lake of the
Ozarks realtors. with a decade
of solid market success. She
holds the Accredited Buyer
Representative
designation
and is a charter member of the
Institute for Luxury Home
Marketing.
McNally Residential and
Commercial Properties is
located on Highway 54 in
Osage Beach across from
Panera Bread.
February, 2007
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Boaters urged to resolve
to be safer in 2007
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Coast Guard Auxiliary offers
four easy-to-follow tips for a
safer year on the water.
It's barely a month into the
new year; many New Year's resolutions have already been cast
aside like used wrapping paper,
leaving those making the broken
resolution discouraged and disheartened, and wondering if
they'll ever make a pledge they
can stick to.
Well, hope is on the way. The
Coast Guard Auxiliary is offering
boaters and water enthusiasts
four easy-to follow tips for those
who want to resolve to be safer
boaters this year:
Always wear your life jacket:
Statistics show time and time
again that many boating fatalities could have been avoided,
simply by wearing a life jacket.
Wearing a life jacket while boating is like wearing a seat belt
when driving or riding in a vehicle. Simply put, life jackets save
lives! Resolve to wear one anytime you are on or near the
water.
Be prepared - take a safe boating course: Most drivers were
required to take some sort of driver's education course before
getting their drivers license.
Statistics show that 80 percent of
those involved in boating fatalities never took a boating safety
course. Knowledge is power, and
that knowledge may help you be
“SEMPER PARATUS” (the Coast
Guard's motto, which means
“always ready”) and may in fact,
save your life! Resolve to make
this year the year you improve
your boating safety knowledge
and skills.
Get a free Vessel Safety Check:
Boats
that
are
properly
equipped, in good operating
condition, and are safe from hazards are less likely to be involved
in a accidents and fatalities.
Know before you go - request a a
free Vessel Safety Check by visiting www.safetyseal.net, and
clicking on “I WANT A VSC.”
Resolve to make sure your boat is
a safe boat.
Avoid alcohol while on or near
the water: Approximately 40 percent of all boating fatalities
involve the use of alcohol. If you
are drunk and get into an accident on the water, but are fortunate enough to survive, you will
likely suffer financial and social
consequences, such as large
fines (similar to driving under
the influence), and the loss of
automobile driving privileges.
But alcohol doesn't just impact
the operator; passengers who
have been imbibing are 10 times
more likely to fall overboard and
drown. Simply put, water and
alcohol don't mix! Resolve to be
a sober boater.
By following these four, easyto-follow tips on how to stay safe
on or around the water, the
Coast Guard Auxiliary hope that
you and your loved ones will
enjoy 2007, and be around to
make more New Years resolutions come next January.
The United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary is the uniformed, volunteer Component
of Team Coast Guard who assist
the active duty Coast Guard
in all of its varied missions,
except for military and direct law
enforcement. These men and
women can be found on the
nation's waterways, in the air,
in classrooms, and on the
dock, performing Maritime
Domain Awareness patrols, safety patrols, vessel safety checks
and public education.
The United States Coast
Guard Auxiliary was founded in
1939 by an Act of Congress as the
U.S. Coast Guard Reserve and
re-designated as the Auxiliary
in 1941. Over 27,000 members
donate millions of hours annually in support of Coast Guard missions.
To find out more about a local
unit of the Coast Guard Auxiliary:
http://a0853002.uscgaux.info/
or call 573-365-3399.
380 W. Hwy. 54, Suite 101-A Stonecastle
Building Camdenton 573-317-9126
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Member Camdenton Area Chamber of Commerce, United States
Business Brokers Association, Lake Area Chamber of Commerce
Annual subscription rate via third-class mail in the United States is
$36.00 per year, subject to change without notice. Credit Card orders are
welcomed, please call with card information.
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Mail your check or money order to: Benne Publishing, Inc.,
Attn: Classifieds,
160 N. Highway 42, Kaiser, MO 65047
February, 2007
Christmas for Kids Benefit ‘06
The Christmas for Kids benefit was held Sunday, Dec. 10th at
Country Club Hotel and Spa
where over 750 were in attendance to help raise funds for
local charities and children. The
event is sponsored by the
Christmas for Kids Committee,
the Ozark Coast Kiwanis Club,
and Lake Area businesses.
More than 1000 toys were collected by guests who enjoyed an
overall Christmas for kids benefit
raised an approx. $96,000.
Recipients of the Christmas
for
Kids
funds
include:
Wonderland Camp, Citizens
Against Domestic Violence, Kid’s
Harbor, Tri-County YMCA, Lake
Regional Hospital Pediatric Care,
Hope House, and Big BrothersBig Sisters.
In addition to these charitable
organizations receiving funds
Be Heart Smart
Osage Beach, MO— How
healthy is your heart? February is
National Heart Month and Lake
Regional Hospital will host a
Cardiovascular Screening Day on
Saturday, February 17th. The
event will be held in the Hospital's
3rd floor conference rooms from
7:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. Free
screenings will include:
• Blood Pressure Checks
• Blood Sugar Screenings
• Body Fat Measurements
• Body Mass Index
• Pulmonary Function Testing
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• Nutrition Counseling
Additionally, Pocket EKGs will
be available for $15. This fee
includes an electrocardiogram test
and a wallet-sized copy of your
EKG reading. Lipid Profiles will be
$5 and fasting for 12 to 14 hours
prior to Lipid Profile testing is
required. Black coffee and water
are acceptable. Take all routine
medications.
There will also be booths
staffed by members of Lake
Regional's
Cardiac
Rehab
Department and Mended Hearts,
a Lake-area support group for
those who have experienced heart
problems. Heart-healthy snacks
will be provided.
Lake Regional's heart specialists are:
Colin
Bailey,
M.D.,
Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgeon, Zubair Khan, M.D., NonInterventional
Cardiologist,
Muthu
Krishnan,
M.D.,
Interventional
and
NonInterventional Cardiologist, Tim
McDermott, M.D., Interventional
Cardiologist, Charles Norris, M.D.,
Cardiovascular and Thoracic
Surgeon. For more information
about
Lake
Regional's
Cardiovascular Screening Day, call
Lake
Regional's
Education
Resource Center at 348.8222.
B
Mike Mayne & Jyll Boehm for Wonderland Camp; Becky Panchot & Jean
Berhorst -Big Brothers Big Sisters; Shonna Rakes- Citizens Against Domestic
Violence; Dr. Leslie & Joann Rutherford - Tri-County YMCA; Eleanor Hickey &
Cheryl Gladback -Hope House; Tyson Baize-Kid’s Harbor; Laura Gajda - Lake
Regional Hospital Foundation
evening with entertainment by
Dr. Zhivegas of St. Louis, an
extravagant “all night” food bar,
raffle drawings and silent auction.
w
Christmas for Kids raised
approximately $35,000. collected
from sponsors, raffles, and
admissions. In addition, the
Ozark Coast Kiwanis Club Silent
Auction raised approx. $20,000.
Also a special donation was
given and presented by Merlyn
Vandervort of the Horny Toad in
the amount of $36,000. dollars,
money raised through The
Kiwanis Summer Concert Series.
The Bogies and Beer Golf
y
Tournament also gave a generous donation of $5,000. from
their annual golf benefit. The
eyond Your
Decorating Imagination
also 453 underprivileged children from Lake Ozark, Osage
Beach, Eldon, Camdenton,, and
outlying regions received new
toys, bikes and clothing gift certificates.
Special Thank You to Missouri
Eagle Distributing., the Country
Club Hotel, Lake Limousine,
Lowe’s, Kristen Denise Portraits,
Central Bank, Mix 92.7 and
KRMS for their assistance with
this event. A total of over 620
Lake Area businesses contributed
in
making
the
Christmas for Kids Benefit a success. The benefit would like to
thank all those who donated
time and money to making the
Christmas for Kids benefit what
it is today.
Let Us
Help
Make
Your
House
A Home
Town Hall meeting series
State Representative Wayne
Cooper, MD (155th District) will
be hosting Town Hall Meetings
throughout the Lake Area as follows:
Thursday,
January
25th
Central Bank of the Lake of the
Ozarks Camdenton Branch
Camdenton
Thursday,
February
1st
Central Bank of the Lake of the
Ozarks Main Branch Osage
Beach
Thursday, February 8th First
National BankS unrise Beach All
meetings will begin at 6:00 PM
and end at 8:00 PM.
The purpose of these meetings is to give constituents the
opportunity to discuss issues of
interest and concern affecting
Camden County and the Lake of
the Ozarksarea. The public is
encouraged to attend any of the
above meeting sites.
Any questions may be directed to Representative Cooper’s
Capitol office at 573-751-1119.
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February, 2007
The Vandervort
Report
Look out 2007!
I just returned from a great mini vacation at Disney World with my family, got my batteries recharged and am ready to move full speed ahead with
the New Year. Hopefully we have seen the last of Father Winter, and 2007
looks to be a fantastic year!
2006 had a lot of mixed reviews from many businesses around the lake
who expressed either a down or flat year compared to 2005. Being
involved in as many different business endeavors as I am here at the Lake,
I’m able to get a pretty good gage of what’s happening here and how it is
affecting our economy. All things considered, 2006 was a pretty good year,
especially when compared to most other areas of the country.
The restaurant and hospitality industry experienced a bit of an adjustment last year; gas prices had an effect on the waterfront restaurants, as
boaters weren’t out and about as often as they were in years past. Some
of the “local” restaurants along Hwy 54 continue to take a hit from the
new “chain” restaurants that have inundated the lake in recent years, and
a few of them have not been able to weather the competition. From my
perspective, any “good” competition makes everyone step up: it may weed
out a few players, but in the long run is good for any industry. Fortunately
my restaurants were able to maintain the same strong numbers they had
in 2005, and 2007 looks to be a banner year.
Due to the rise in interest rates, the real estate market got hammered
in the two largest metropolitan areas in Missouri (Kansas City and St.
Louis); in comparison, the Lakes real estate market was unscathed.
Granted we had a slight adjustment, and there were a few good deals out
there for buyers but most Realtors reported another solid year.
My Construction & Development Company, as well as our Real Estate
Company experienced another record year! Millennium Realty Group
ended the year up in the “top ten” in total sales again in 2006; we sold our
$3 million dollar spec house the same month it was completed; and we
recently broke ground on three new luxury homes that will be marketed in
the $3.5 Million dollar price range. If that’s not a good indication of the
strength of our local economy, and my confidence in this market, I don’t
know what is.
The Resort & Yacht Club @ Toad Cove continues to move full speed
ahead. To date we have pre-sold 25% of our luxury suites at an average
sale price of over $300k. All of the site work and foundation is nearly complete, and we hope to be erecting the steel super structure in the next few
months, which will put us on target for a spring 2008 Grand Opening. If
you haven’t had a chance to tour our model unit, I would encourage you
to contact Colleen or Lisa (573-365-5620) to schedule a tour. This Luxury
Condominium Resort Hotel, is truly is going to be one of the most fantastic projects ever built at the Lake of the Ozarks. The best units are going
fast, and we will soon discontinue our pre-construction pricing. If you ever
wanted to get in on some of the quality projects that I am involved with
here at the Lake, this is your opportunity!
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Merlyn Vandervort
President,
Horny Toad, Inc/Millennium Group of Companies
Nurse earns advanced
degrees
Osage Beach, MO— Trista
Grimmer, Intensive Care Unit
Nurse Manager at Lake Regional
Hospital, completed a course of
study with the University of
Phoenix and now holds a Master
of Science in Nursing and a
Master
of
Business
Administration with an emphasis in Healthcare Management.
Ms. Grimmer received her
Bachelor’s degree from College of
Nursing and Allied Health and
has been a Registered Nurse
since 1995. Prior to joining Lake
Regional Health System one and
a half years ago, she worked for
BJC Health for ten years. Ms.
Grimmer’s goal is to move into
Nursing Administration.
February, 2007
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FEMA addresses rumors, questions regarding disaster recovery
RUMOR: FEMA will reimburse anyone who has purchased a generator in recent
weeks.
FACT: FEMA reimburses for
generators
only
when
Individual Assistance has been
approved, and only in cases of
documented medical need.
Because the recent ice storms
did not result in widespread
uninsured damage to primary
residences,
Individual
Assistance has not been
approved. Therefore, FEMA
cannot reimburse for generator
purchases, even in cases of
documented medical need.
RUMOR: FEMA is providing
no assistance in response to
the ice storms.
FACT:
FEMA’s
Public
Assistance program has been
approved for 40 Missouri counties and the City of St. Louis in
response to the December
2006 and January 2007 winter
storms. Public Assistance helps
in the restoration of communi-
ty infrastructure by providing
supplemental financial assistance to state and local governments, as well as certain nonprofits. This assistance includes
eligible reimbursement for the
cost of shelters, warming stations, food, and other emergency
services provided by local governments.
RUMOR: No assistance is
available to individuals who
have suffered losses in the recent
storms.
FACT: Assistance is available
for those in need. The American
Red Cross is taking the lead in
addressing the needs of
Missourians adversely affected
by the ice storms. Please direct
calls to: American Red Cross, 1866-GET-INFO (438-4636) or to
the Missouri Disaster Hotline, 1888-377-2100.
RUMOR: When making
repairs, FEMA and SEMA recommend hiring only FEMA- or
SEMA-approved contractors.
FACT: FEMA and SEMA do
Gattermeir to serve on MAR
executive committee 2007
Ryan Gattermeir, Broker
Salesperson, Gattermeir Elliott
Real Estate Co., Lake Ozark, MO
has been appointed to serve on
the Missouri Association of
REALTORS®
Executive
Committee for 2007. Ryan was
appointed by 2007 MAR
President Bruce Aydt to fill a one
year at large position on his executive committee. The Missouri
Association of REALTORS® is a
27,000 plus member Trade
Association. The Executive
Committee conducts the affairs
of the State Association. They are
an 18 member committee that
meets 4 times a year. Ryan as a
member of this committee will
assist in the review of motions
made by various committees of
the State Association. Ryan is
also
chair
of
the
Elections/Credentials
has been approved. Because the
recent ice storms did not result
in widespread uninsured damage to primary residences,
Individual Assistance has not
been approved. Therefore, FEMA
cannot
reimburse
for
hotel/motel expenditures.
QUESTION: Will FEMA reimburse me for the cost of food
spoiled during the power loss?
ANSWER: Reimbursement for
food loss has never been available from FEMA under any program.
QUESTION: Will FEMA reimburse me for the cost of removing tree limbs from my yard?
ANSWER: FEMA does not
reimburse for the removal of
such debris. Questions regarding
debris removal from private
property should be directed to
city or county offices. Those with
special needs should call the
American Red Cross, 1-866-GETINFO (438-4636), or the Missouri
Disaster Hotline, 1-888-3772100.
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Missouri Association of REALTORS®. “I am thrilled by this
opportunity to serve my fellow
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exciting and challenging year.”,
Ryan Gattermeir.
Local Realtor attends Women’s Council
of Realtors National Convention
Angie Terry of Community
Real Estate in Lake Ozark attended the W.C. R.’s National
Convention in New Orleans.
The seven day event brought
over 800 W. C. R. members from
around the world together to discuss the real estate industry.
Terry…who will serve as the
not endorse or approve private
contractors. Anyone claiming to
be a FEMA- or SEMA-approved
repairperson should be reported
to local law enforcement officials
and/or the Attorney General
Fraud Hotline, 1-800-392-8222.
QUESTION: Will FEMA reimburse me for the hotel/motel
bills I incurred during the power
outage?
ANSWER: FEMA provides
funding for temporary housing
assistance only when the
Individual Assistance program
Lake of the Ozarks chapter’s 2007
President said “It was exciting –
the meetings were intense and
very educational plus it gave
you the opportunity to meet
Realtors from not only the
United States but many from
around the world.”
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February, 2007
UE employee “safety challenge” provides $20,000 to
local community service
organizations
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Jefferson City, MO— Jan. 12,
2007—The 124 employees in
AmerenUE’s Central Ozarks
Division completed 2006 without any accidents that resulted
in a lost workday. But the
employees and their families
are not the only ones who benefited from this safety accomplishment. A $20,000 donation
was divided equally among five
local non-profit community
service organizations chosen
by the employees involved.
The five recipients include
Hope House; the Salvation
Army; Central Missouri Food
Bank; Dental Eye and Shoe
Program; and Greater Rolla
Area Charitable Enterprise
(GRACE). Each organization
received a check for $4,000,
today, during an AmerenUE
employee safety celebration at
the Eldon Community Center.
AmerenUE Central Ozarks
Division Manager Larry Merry
says the employees’ safety
achievement represents about
275,000 manhours worked
safely.
“At the beginning of 2006, we
issued a special safety challenge to our employees,” Merry
explains. “We agreed that if our
employees worked all year
without a lost workday accident, the company would provide a total of $20,000 to be
divided among local charities
of their choice. They took us up
on that challenge, and we’re all
very proud of the way our
employees responded.”
Merry says an employee
committee interviewed representatives of 12 community
organizations to gather information on their activities and
services provided, before
employees voted on the final
recipients.
He adds that this is the second year AmerenUE has issued
such a challenge, and like in
2005, employees responded
enthusiastically.
• Located in Lake Ozark,
Hope House offers hope and
short term help to persons in
need in Western Miller and
Eastern Camden County.
• The Salvation Army in
Jefferson City provides a “thrift
store,” emergency shelter, food
and nutrition assistance, and
other community services.
• The Central Missouri Food
Bank, based in Columbia, distributes millions of pounds of
donated food annually through
a network of 145 agencies in 33
Missouri counties.
• The Dental, Eye and Shoe
Program, based in Jefferson
City, provides dental and eye
care as well as shoes to children
of low-income families in Cole,
Moniteau, Miller, Callaway and
Osage Counties.
• The Greater Rolla Area
Charitable Enterprise (GRACE)
provides assistance with emergency needs including food,
clothing, shelter, transportation, utilities and medicine for
families in Phelps County.
The Pinnacle Award
Lake Ozark, MO— The Lodge
of Four Seasons at Lake Ozark,
Missouri has garnered its 20th
Pinnacle Award, sponsored by
Successful Meetings magazine.
The Pinnacle Award goes to the
top 25 hotels in the Midwest
each year.
Hotels are ranked by guests
who are given a rating system to
follow. This yearπs award was
particularly special since the
Lodge of Four Seasons was one
of only two hotels in the Midwest
to receive a perfect rating of ≥10≤
in all four categories. The categories include meeting facilities
& services,accommodations,
amenities and food & beverage.
“≥Our guests are very important to us and itπs very rewarding
to know that our efforts are
appreciated,”≤
commented
Mark Brown, President of the
Lodge of Four Seasons. The
Lodge has been a tradition for
many visitors for more than 41
years who come year-round to
enjoy dining, golf, shopping and
relaxing in Spa Shiki.
For more information, contact the Lodge at 1-800-THE
LAKE or visit our website at
www.4seasonsresort.com
February, 2007
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New Year’s baby at
Lake Regional
Osage Beach, MO— Hershel
Andrew King, son of Alex and
Elizabeth King of Lebanon,
debuted as Lake Regional
Hospital’s New Year’s Baby.
Andrew was born on New Year’s
Day at 12:07 p.m. He weighed 6
pounds, 3 ounces and was 19 3/4
inches long. Obstetrician Becky
Simpson helped him make his
entrance into the world.
As the first baby of 2007,
Andrew received several gifts
including a $100 savings bond
donated by Central Bank of Lake
of the Ozarks, a pack and play
donated by Lake Regional
Hospital, a large felt stocking
which was handmade by members of the Lake Regional
Hospital Auxiliary and baby supplies, outfits and a mother and
baby teddy bear donated by Lake
Elizabeth, Alex and Hershel King
Ozark
Retirement
Center.
Andrew also received a special
gift from 93-year old Lake Ozark
Retirement Center resident Lelle
Unzicker, a crocheted baby
afghan. Ms. Unzicker began the
tradition of crocheting afghans
for Lake Regional's New Year’s
Baby in 1998.
Susan Ebling joins Re/Max
Lake of the Ozarks
Top selling local real estate
agent, Susan Ebling, has joined
RE/MAX Lake of the Ozarks and
formed a team of experienced,
professional agents to service the
entire lake area. Susan was nominated for Realtor of the Year in
2005 & 2006, she currently sits on
the Board of Directors for the
Bagnell Dam Association of
Realtors, and serves on many
committees at not only the local
level, but at the State Association
as well. She is a member of the
Women’s Council of Realtors,
and the Metropolitan Who’s Who
of Business Professionals. Susan
has won several top sales and
service awards during her real
estate career.
Susan Ebling
Other new team members
include Todd Blackwell and Katie
Ebling. “The Ebling Group” will
be located in the new Landmark
Center building, Suite 101.
2007 Bagnell Dam Association
of Realtors Vice President
Lake of the Ozarks, Mo—
Realtor Mary Albers will serve as
Vice President of the Bagnell
Dam Association of Realtors for
2007.
“This is an honor and a great
opportunity to make a difference
for a very important organization,” Albers said. “I look forward
to a great year.”
Albers was the Association
2005 Realtor of the Year. She was
Association Treasurer and
chaired the association educa-
furniture - pictures
lamps - mirrors
accessories
area rugs
carpet - tile
interior designers
on staff
tion and political action committees. She participates in the
annual Lake Shore and Camp
Wonderland cleanups each year.
A lake native, Mary Albers has
been a realtor since 1994. She
holds the Accredited Buyers
Representative,
Certified
Residential
Specialist
and
Graduate Realtor Institute designations. Albers is associated with
Prudential Lake Ozark Realty
where she was named the 2006
Top Producer.
573 348-4444
Monday - Friday
9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Saturday
10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
3/10 mile from Hwy
54-42 Jct. on Hwy. 42
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February, 2007
J. Bruners cuts ribbon
Hwy 5, Camdenton
Great investment opportunity! 2800 sq.ft.
building located across from Camden County
Courthouse on Hwy 5 North. 1800 sq.ft. (lower
level) currently leased. Upper level (1000 sq.ft.)
is a totally remodeled 2 bedroom apartment
with appliances. Positive cash flow for you or
your investor. MLS 3022699 $239,900
Beginning this week, the
restaurant will feature Sunday
Brunch from 10am until 2pm. “I
felt like the Lake area needed a
more upscale establishment to
spend part of this special day
with family and friends,” said
Boylan. J. Bruner’s Brunch is a
selection of plated items served
freshwater fish,” said Smith.
“Our renovation completes the
food-service-atmosphere trio.”
Boylan said, “I’ve been a regular
guest of this restaurant for more
than 20 years, and I’ve always
loved the food and service. I’m
glad to be able to continue that
tradition while offering the
ambiance to support it.”
J. Bruner’s is also featuring
extended hours at the newly redecorated “Red Room Lounge,”
open 4:30 to midnight Tuesday
through Thursday, and 4:30 to
1am on Friday and Saturday.
Weekend entertainment began
in December and is one more
enhancement the new owners
added.
to your table. Choices include
five different preparations of
Eggs Benedict, Brioche French
Toast, Belgian Waffles, J. Bruner’s
Prime Rib Omelet and Prime Rib
Hash, and Steak and Eggs.
J. Bruner’s is located a quarter
mile West of the Grand Glaize
Bridge. The Dining Room serves
dinner from 5pm to 9pm
Tuesday through Thursday, and
from 5pm to 10pm on Friday and
Saturday. The restaurant is
famous for onion rings, batterfried lobster tail, and prime rib.
The updated décor hosts the 27year tradition of serving Founder
John Bruner’s (1939-2000) exclusive recipes.
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Beautiful, gently rolling, picturesque acreage.
Perfect for a private estate, horses, or a ranch.
Some land already cleared.Truly a gorgeous
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J. Bruner’s restaurant owners
Patrick M. Boylan and Zachary J.
Smith cut the ribbon today on
the re-decorated home of the
Lake’s finest steaks, seafood, and
service. “We’re delighted to offer
an updated environment to our
guests who enjoy our delicious
selection of steaks, seafood, and
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Drive •• W-20
W-20 in
in Lake
Lake Ozark
Ozark
Coral Gables, FL— Realtor
Patty McNally went to one of the
nation’s most famous resort
communities to learn more
about luxury real estate and
move closer to earning the prestigious Certified Luxury Home
Marketing Specialist designation.
McNally, who heads up
McNally Properties’ residential
division, completed a training
course offered by the Realtor
Association of Greater Miami
and the Beaches. The course,
part of the extensive requirements for the CLHMS designation, focused on demographics,
lifestyles, amenities and trends
in the current luxury home market.
“The course work was fantastic,” McNally said of the Luxury
Home program. “Every facet of
upper-end residential real estate
is carefully examined and
explained.”
Patty McNally has been a lake
realtor since 1998. She holds the
Accredited Buyer Representative
designation and is a charter
member of the Institute for
Luxury Home Marketing.
McNally Residential and
Commercial Properties is located on Highway 54 in Osage
Beach across from Panera Bread.
February, 2007
Ribbon Cuttings
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AccurSpec, L.L.C. Joins Lake Area ChamberThe Lake Area Chamber recently
celebrated the new membership of ACCURSPEC, L.L.C. with a ribbon cutting.
Please contact Don Baker owner of AccurSpec, L.L.C. at 573-348-9057 to
answer any questions you may have. Pictured in the ribbon cutting ceremony photo are Don and Sandy Baker-owners with their granddaughter Emily
Scott, Christine and Matt Scott and the Chamber Active Volunteer
Ambassadors.
• Reconstruction
• Roof Replacement
• Packouts & Storage
• Contents Inventory & Cleaning
• Soft Goods Cleaning & Deodorization
• Smoke Odor Removal
• Electronic Restoration
• Consulting
• Water Extraction & Drying
• Document Recovery
• Sewage Cleanup
• Mold Remediation
• Emergency Board-up & Tarps
• Emergency Storm Repairs
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The Lake Area Chamber is proud to announce Serenity Medical Spa as a new
member. To make an appointment for a free consultation call 573-365-5002
or visit our website at: www.serenitymedicalspa.com. Pictured in the ribbon
cutting photo are Susie Glascock, Kim Thyng, Andi Hornback, Michelle
Griswold, Dr. Scott Griswold, Darin King, Robin Evers, Annie Glascock, Holly
Woodman, Brandi Evans and The Lake Area Chamber Active Volunteer
Ambassadors
Physician recognized
Osage
Beach,
MO—
HealthCare USA announced the
Dr. Trent Russell’s, Pediatrician,
office has been chosen as one of
their distinguished providers for
calendar year 2006. Dr. Russell’s
office was selected based on its
demonstrated commitment to
excellence and continuous quality improvement. Over the past
six years, HealthCare USA has
implemented quality assurance
programs with the overall goal of
improving the quality of care
delivered to their members.
In addition to being presented
an award of excellence,
HealthCare USA hosted the
office to a luncheon. Dr. Russell
is Board Certified in Pediatrics
and has been practicing in the
Lake area for almost 12 years.
His office is in the Osage Beach
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February, 2007
SALLEE LAW FIRM
Ribbon Cuttings
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The Lake West Chamber of Commerce was pleased to welcome Karen’s
Secretarial Service into their membership with a recent ribbon cutting.
Please do not hesitate to give them a call with any questions at 573 374
4025. Pictured are Karen and Steve Thornton, owners, along with Chamber
Ambassadors.
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FAX (816) 753-1686
[email protected]
NOW SERVING THE LAKE AREA
The Lake’s only four-year college.
The Lake West Chamber of Commerce was pleased to welcome Grey Bear
Vineyards & Winery into their membership with a ribbon cutting event. You
can call them at 573-377-4313 or check them out on the web at www.greybearvineyards.com. Pictured at the ribbon cutting are Dave Fansler, Owner,
Winemaker; Marschall Fansler, Owner, Marketing; Dino Diaz, Asst.
Winemaker/Brewer; Kathy & Howard Shotts; Lee & Susan Ryan; Bro. John &
Rhonda Kiehl; William Phillips and the Chamber Ambassadors.
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Teacher Education Program:
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573-348-6463
Sherry Nielsen, right, was chose as the December recipient of the
Laurie/Sunrise Beach Rotary Club’s Lead the Way award. Pictured with
Sherry is club president Linda Lagergren. Sherry was recognized for her
work on the district simplified grant as well as her coordination of the
club’s recent wine tasting fundraiser and the Paul Harris recognition dinner.
BOATS FOR SALE
2004 EVOLUTION POWERBOAT
26´ American Beauty pontoon with 115
HP
Mercury
4-stroke
motor.
Hummingbird
Matrix
67
GPS/Chartplotter. Marine grade 4
speaker CD/Stereo. Dual red, white, and
blue biminis. Approximately 100 hours.
Includes 2005 Hoosier tandem axle
trailer & all accessories. $27,500 Call
573-372-6916
HYPNOSIS
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636-532-2372
INTERNET SERVICES
BOATSEEKER.COM If it’s in, on or
near the water, we’ll help you sell or
find it! Visit our website or call
636-519-9564.
ITEMS FOR SALE
FOR SALE USED & SLIGHTLY damaged office furniture at 50%-70% off
retail. Osage Office Products 573348-1440 Hwy. 54-24 Osage Beach
USED
COPIERS
COLOR
PRINTERS In House Leasing and
Service - Osage Office Products
573-348-1440 Hwy. 54-24 Osage
Beach
PWC FOR SALE
1999 KAWASAKI ULTRA 150 JET
SKI 1200cc, 3 Cylinder, 145 HP. ADA
adjustable sponsons, Shredmaster ride
plate, Worx grate, triple pisser kit,
extended nozzle, Hydro-Turf mats & seat
cover. Ski runs strong. Brand new battery this year. Full cover. Approximately
150 hours. $4,900 OBO. Includes lift.
Trailer negotiable. Call 573-372-6916
REAL ESTATE
February, 2007
ment, great visibility, Prime for Strip
Center! MLS# 3035256 $490,000
BUSINESSES AND COMMERCIAL
Call Bob Gattermeir @Gattermeir
OPPORTUNITIES. Resorts, Marinas,
Elliott Real Estate @1-573-280Restaurants, Bars, Manufacturing, Retail
0808 OR 1-866-YOURLAKE
and Service Businesses. There are good
businesses & opportunities available CLIMAX SPRINGS AREA- Camden
throughout the lake area. We can help County. 624´ West Hwy 7 frontage at
you find a business that’s right for you; “Z” Road junction, high traffic count
negotiate the right price and obtain and great visibility. No restrictions or
financing. Bruce Adams (573) 216- zoning. Level 3.1 Acres ready for high
4690: Adams & Associates to learn end business, strip mall, gas station and
more. www.AdamsBusiness.com. convenience store. $242,500. Contact
Lois Gonseth, Gaslight PropertiesGMAC,
573-374-3906.
LAKEFRONT RESTAURANT/BAR. [email protected]
Well established, popular waterfront
PREMIER WEST SIDE COMMERrestaurant located right on the waters
CIAL LOTS. Commercial Building Lot
edge. Well maintained indoor & patio
on MO Hwy 5&7-Greenview, MO Next
facilities in comfortable setting with
to Herrman Lumber & Sorrento Square.
tremendous views located in a fast
377 ft hwy 5 road front/9 acres.
growing area. Bruce Adams (573)
Professionally graded & ready for your
216-4690: Adams & Associatesbuilder. Water, sewer & 3-phase power.
RE/MAX at the Lake (573) 374Great visibility, high traffic volume, fast
3258. www.AdamsBusiness.com
growing area. $499,900 MLS 3025887.
INVESTORS: Now is the time to invest Owner will consider dividing. Bruce
in lake-front and lake area real estate. Adams (573) 216-4690. Adams &
Don’t miss out on the growth surge at Associates-RE/MAX at the Lake
the lake. Take advantage of the popula- (573)
374-3258.
tion, economic and infrastructure www.AdamsBusiness.com.
expansion currently underway. To learn
more, call Bruce Adams and ask about
our investor advantage program. GREAT HOME - P ROAD 5 BR, 3 BA,
Adams & Associates-RE/MAX at hot tub, has 36', 30' & PW slips 2,600
the Lake (573) 374-3258. Sq. Ft. $369,900. Call Bobbi @ Bobbi
Bash Realty 573-365-2622.
www.AdamsBusiness.com.
BUSINESS FOR SALE
COMMERCIAL
HOUSES FOR SALE
COMMERCIAL LOTS
REGATTA BAY CONDO New building
w/ great view, designer decor, 3 BR, 3
ACROSS FROM PROPOSED NEW
BA, 36 Ft. slip $288,000. Call Bobbi @
Development-Prime Location! Hwy 54,
Bobbi Bash Realty 573-365-2622.
Lake Ozark-Development PropertyClose to Osage River Bridge, across HUGE DEEP WATER COVE Great 3
from Proposed New Development & BR, 1.5 BA, 70 Ft lake front home w/ 1
major golf course. Hwy 54 Entrance, well dock $155,000. Call Menda @
5.41 acres w/700' of US 54 Frontage, Bobbi Bash Realty 573-365-2622.
has municipal water & sewer & 3 Phase RACQUET CLUB CONDO Free standElectric Available! Property is not ing unit with wonderful view. 3 BR, 2
presently zoned. Perfect for develop- BA, 2,000 Sq Ft , $123,000 includes
one step at a time.
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dock, furniture & furnishings. Call 1/2 bath, 2 1/2 car garage, 1900 sq ft,
Bobbi @ Bobbi Bash Realty 573- all dryvit exterior, all plastered walls
interior, all wood cabinets, $209,500.
365-2622.
CAMELOT ESTATES LAKE ACCESS Phone Kent Linenfelser Cabinetry
Home! 43 Lakeshire Dr., Camdenton, 618-781-6700.
1624 sq. ft., 3BR/2.5BA two level home
w/walk-out basement has vaulted ceilings, Master Suite, tiled fireplace, two
car garage w/additional storage, large
rear deck off the kitchen -great for
entertaining! Fabulous amenities!.
MLS#3035307$150,000
Call
Gattermeir Elliott Real Estate @1573-365-SOLD
OR
1-866YOURLAKE
REMODELER’S DREAM!
2 1
Oak Bend Road, Kaiser -Ranch Style
Home on D Road is 2200 SF,
w/2BR/3BA & Lower level can easily
convert to 3rd BR. Open floor plan, Sun
Room, two fireplaces, Formal Dining
Room, workshop in basement.Beautiful
yard in a country setting, behind
Prewitt’s
Point.
MLS#3033984
$135,000 Call Gattermeir Elliott
Real Estate @1-573-365-SOLD OR
1-866-YOURLAKE
FSBO LAKEHOME 2BR/3BA. Just
inside the mouth of a small cove on the
33MM with a MAGNIFICENT and just a
few steps to the 2 well dock. Totally
refurbished and updated inside and out
with new roof, siding, gutters, windows,
interior & exterior doors and woodwork,
new carpet and fresh paint throughout.
1 car attached garage. Better than a
condo. $249.900 view photos and
details
at
www.LakeLineProperties.com. Jan
or Bruce Adams (573) 374-2100 or
(573) 216-4690. Owner/Agents.
LOTS FOR SALE
240 +/- ACRES LOCATED ON
WOODRIVER Landing (road runs
between D Road and Highway 54 by
the river) is in Miller County (no zoning!), in Osage School District and has
Lake Ozark city sewer to the property.
Unlimited possibilities! MLS#3029122
LAKEFRONT HOME ON TWO $1,045,000 Call C. Michael Elliott,
Gentle Lots! 6 Palm Lane, Sunrise Beach Gattermeir Elliott Real Estate
Immaculate 1850 sq.ft., 3BR/2.5BA @280-0170 or 1-877-365-cme1
lakefront home on two gentle lots. PORTO CIMA LOT Extremely gentle
Terrific cove setting. Living, dining, with gentle driveway entry. Has a cove
kitchen & bar all in one large open area view, is a buy at $285,000. Call Bobbi
surrounded by windows. Ceramic 18` @ Bobbi Bash Realty 573-365tile set on diagonal runs throughout the 2622.
lower level. Great room steps out to
lakeside deck & fabulous large patio for VILLAGES PREMIER LAKEFRONT
extensive entertaining areas. Cul de sac Lot! Lot 196 Forestridge, The Villages
location in small, lovely neighborhood. 176` of lakefront in the gated
Lots of storage. New septic in 2006, Forestridge Section of The Villages at
roof 2-3 years old. MLS#3034773 Shawnee Bend. Breathtaking view! Cul
$359,500 Call C. Michael Elliott, de Sac location. Fabulous Villages
Gattermeir Elliott Real Estate amenities! MLS#3034538 $495,000
Call C. Michael Elliott, Gattermeir
@280-0170 or 1-877-365-cme1
Elliott Real Estate @280-0170 or
INSULATED CONCRETE FORM 1-877-365-cme1
HOME in Four Seasons. 3 bedroom, 2
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February, 2007
Boat dealers promote more than boats at the shows
by Darrel Willman
It’s that time of the year, boat
shows spring up each Winter
across the midwest as boat buyers and sellers take advantage of
the off-season to see and sell the
newest in watercraft.
Boating, sales and service are
a huge industry at the Lake. Each
year, many of the folks who
come from other areas of
Missouri or neighboring states to
setup a second home or vacation
home, also come to buy a boat.
Many of them have seen the
boats available at the Lake, and
met the dealers here, at one of
the regional shows.
While results will vary as to
the degree of importance the
shows have on the boating
industry at the Lake, any dealer
here who exhibits at regional
shows will tell you they are a very
important part of their sales and
marketing.
Lavish displays and banners,
lighted signs and marquees,
thick padded carpeting, plush
chairs, elaborate walkways and
more make up essentially “showrooms” inside the exhibit halls.
And such merchandising does
not
come
inexpensively.
Thousands can be spent each
year to change, maintain or
replace the “show within a show”
dealers put on for prospective
buyers.
Crews of employees clean,
polish, shrinkwrap and transport
boats to the venues, sometimes
partially disassembling them.
Expensive permits must be
obtained to move them on
Missouri’s highways, along carefully planned routes. Overlywide beamed vessels require
lead and following chase vehicles to warn motorists. Meals,
lodging and per diem expenses
are incurred for sales and support staff. And finally, the cost of
the exhibit space is incurred on a
per-square-foot basis. In short,
transporting and showing the
boats at the regional venues is an
expensive proposition— but one
that can possibly lead to as much
as 75% of a dealership’s revenues
annually from sales and leads
generated. With so much riding
on a good show, it’s natural to
assume dealers will devote enormous amounts of time into the
planning.
Randy Kelly, owner of the
Kelly’s Port Marina locations
says, “I mean literally, you start
preparing for the next show
when you’re moving out of the
show the year before. After the
show is over, we sit down as part
of our sales meeting, and say
‘What did we do right, what did
we do wrong? What do we
change for next year?’— just to
critique the whole process. I’m
sure everybody does that,
because you’ve got to learn from
the mistakes made at these
shows.”
Barret Wedel of Mid-Missouri
Yachts agrees, “I would say we
start planning it throughout the
whole year coming up— with
ideas of how we can market the
boats and bring people into our
booth, and bring in people who
have never even been to boat
shows. People who have never
even been interested in the
past— to get them to the boat
show and familiarize them with
the boats themselves.”
Anyone who has been to one
of the shows in St. Louis or
Kansas City will notice one thing
immediately— the dealers sell
more than boats. After all, if customers buy a boat at the Lake,
where will they use it? Chances
are, the Lake. So they have to
stress more than the boat itself—
the Lake, the lifestyle, the attractions. They know someone who
relocates to the area is more likely to buy a boat, and is more like-
ly to come to them for service
and repeat business.
Barret explains his position.
“We promote the Lake to first
time boat owners by just selling
the whole idea of being with your
family, getting away from the big
city when you’re down here at
the Lake, enjoying that family
time away from home.”
Randy Kelly says he sells more
than just boats. “It’s not necessarily selling a product, it’s selling
the whole package. It’s selling the
whole lifestyle. The first time I
meet someone, I shake their
hand and I try to convince them
that Randy Kelly is not a bad person to spend 20 minutes talking
to. Then I try to convince them
that the Lake of the Ozarks is
something that could be a lot of
fun.”
Promoting the Lake itself
along with the boats is just good
business for the dealers. And the
sales generated can be good
business as well.
Barret says, “We love to sell
boats at the show, and we do. I
would that say about 65%-70%
of our business comes from the
boat shows in some sort.
Whether it’s boats that we write a
contract at the boat show for or
we have people shopping during
the Winter months but not actually going to making a purchase
until Spring or Summer. People
come in June, July, even late in
the Fall and say ‘We met you at
the boat show. We saw your
boats at the boat show’ and then
they’re making a purchase.”
Randy won’t go so far as to say
the income from the shows
directly contributes that great a
percentage of his annual business— but he does tell us it is a
significant amount.
“Actual sales made at the
show and leads that are followed
up from the show and converted
into sales, I would say would be
$51,123,972 Pending and Sold in 2006!
closer to 20%-25% on new
boats.” Randy says.
Definitely worth the expense
in any event. Barret tells us that
the expenses of displaying at the
shows goes way past the cost per
square foot. “It’s several thousand dollars just to get one boat
up there. Plus the cost of the
square footage once you’re there,
renting your booth space. Then
food, hotel rooms, fuel expenses
to get them up there, and the
minor stuff. Business cards we
hand out, the clothing we wear.
There’s many expenses that go
into these boat shows.”
Randy gives us a different
look. He says, “If you take the
base cost of what the show is—
between $3.30 and $3.70 a
square foot then take that number and multiply your square
feet at the show— then take that
number and multiply it by three.
That’s a real number as to what
that show will cost a dealer up
there. It’s huge. It’s our single
biggest advertising deal for the
year, by far.”
Boats with beams over 15’
wide incur additional permit
and travel expenses. And while
companies like Kelly’s Port and
Mid-Missouri Yachts have their
own semis and trailers, they may
take 15 boats to the show, requiring many trips over several days.
Once inside the venue, they
invest in large hydraulic dollies
to move the boats around inside
the cramped quarters. Insuring
the big rigs for hauling boats is
expensive, but Randy tells us if
you want to use the truck for
other things during the year, the
costs become prohibitive— it’s
better to let the trucks sit for 10
months.
“There’s a huge difference in
insurance if it’s a job for hire. I
think our insurance on our semi
and the two trailers is three or
four grand a year,” he says.
“However, if i would have it out
for hire, and I was going to take
your boat to Sarasota and pick
up a boat from Sarasota and take
it to Tablerock Lake or whatever
—then the insurance goes up a
ton. Through the roof— a multiple of maybe six or eight. So we
will send our truck to Florida
once or twice a year, just for
emergency pick ups— and then
we basically use it specifically for
the boat shows.”
With transportation just one
portion of the costs associated
with the shows, it’s immediately
clear dealers like Barret and
Randy have to sell boats at these
shows, just to break even.
Barret said, “That’s why we do
boat shows. Hopefully, the planning, the logistics of getting all
the boats up there on time—
pays off.”
But more than that, says
Randy Kelly, it’s contacts and
future business relationships.
And it’s an expense for advertising that can be directly attributed to sales, unlike other advertising mediums.
“Where when you walk into a
boat show, and you walk out of
that boat show, unless it’s like the
last show in Kansas City— where
the ice storm just killed them—
you normally walk out of there
with a contract or two and “X”
number of leads. Something you
can sink your teeth into. OK,
here’s a guy I did not know before
this afternoon. There’s a guy that
I continue to communicate with,
we get him on our mailing list,
he’s got friends. It is something
that’s more tangible.”
And that to Randy, justifies the
expenses involved. To the other
Lake merchants, the indirect
benefactors of the promotion
dealers undertake at the shows,
it’s more intangible— but significant nonetheless.

February, 2007 - Lake of the Ozarks Business Journal

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